Caspar Bartholin the Younger
Caspar Bartholin the Younger
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Etymology
The name "Caspar Bartholin" is of Latin origin, derived from the given name "Caspar" and the surname "Bartholin". The suffix "the Younger" is added to distinguish him from his grandfather, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, who was also a notable figure in the field of medicine.
Biography
Caspar Bartholin the Younger was born on February 10, 1655, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Thomas Bartholin, a prominent physician and anatomist, and the grandson of Caspar Bartholin the Elder. He studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen and later became a professor of medicine there.
Contributions to Medicine
Bartholin the Younger is best known for his discovery of the Bartholin's gland, a pair of pea-sized glands located near the vaginal opening in females. He also made significant contributions to the understanding of the lymphatic system and the circulatory system.
Related Terms
- Bartholin's gland
- Lymphatic system
- Circulatory system
- University of Copenhagen
- Thomas Bartholin
- Caspar Bartholin the Elder
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Caspar Bartholin the Younger
- Wikipedia's article - Caspar Bartholin the Younger
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski