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Definition of William Harvey from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

William Harvey

/ˌwɪljəm ˈhɑːvi/

/ˌwɪljəm ˈhɑːrvi/

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(1578-1657) an English doctor who first discovered how blood flows around the body

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