Nationality French Known for "speculum for urethra" | Fields medicine Field Medicine | |
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Born 1 August 1792 ( 1792-08-01 ) Died 19 October 1875, Paris, France | ||
Pierre Salomon Ségalas d'Etchépare (1 August 1792 – 19 October 1875) was a French physician. He is noted for creating the "speculum for urethra", the precursor to the endoscope, which was presented in 1826 to the Academy of Science in Paris, and for the idea of practising an exclusive speciality.
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