Medical Dictionary

island of Reil

noun \-ˈrī(ə)l\

Medical Definition of ISLAND OF REIL

:  insula

Biographical Note for ISLAND OF REIL

Reil, Johann Christian (1759–1813), German anatomist. Reil was a leading medical educator and clinician. He described the island of Reil in 1796.

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