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"Torcular Herophili originates from the Latin "torcular" meaning wine or olive press and "Herophili" after the Ancient Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilos (Latinized Herophilus; c. 330 BC c. 260 BC) 3."

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"Torcular Herophili originates from the Latin "torcular" meaning wine or olive press and "Herophili" after the Ancient Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilos (Latinized Herophilus; c. 330 BC – c. 260 BC) 3."

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"Torcular Herophili originates from the Latin "torcular" meaning wine or olive press and "Herophili" after the Ancient Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilos (Latinized Herophilus; c. 330 BC – c. 260 BC) 3."

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"Torcular Herophili originates from the Latin "torcular" meaning wine or olive press and "Herophili" after the Ancient Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilos (Latinized Herophilus; c. 330 BC – c. 260 BC) 3."

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"Torcular Herophili originates from the Latin "torcular" meaning wine or olive press and "Herophili" after the Ancient Greek anatomist and surgeon Herophilos (Latinized Herophilus; c. 330 BC – c. 260 BC) 3."

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