Historically, macroscopic or gross analysis came first with the rise of morbid anatomy during the Renaissance.
In an age when medical practitioners still commonly blamed ailments on an imbalance, morbid anatomy - the study of diseased or damaged organs - was in its infancy.
Ellis performed the first systematic examination of morbid anatomy in 1908.
Definition of morbid anatomy in US English:
morbid anatomy
nounˈˌmôrbəd əˈnadəmē
The anatomy of diseased organs and tissues.
病理解剖（学）
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Ellis performed the first systematic examination of morbid anatomy in 1908.
Historically, macroscopic or gross analysis came first with the rise of morbid anatomy during the Renaissance.
In an age when medical practitioners still commonly blamed ailments on an imbalance, morbid anatomy - the study of diseased or damaged organs - was in its infancy.