Bernard, Claude


Bernard, Claude

(1813–78) French physiologist. He was the father of modern experimental physiology, and the first person to appreciate the importance of the internal environment in the functioning of organisms.

Bernard,

Claude, French physiologist, 1813-1878. Bernard canal - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s): accessory pancreatic duct; Bernard ductBernard duct - Synonym(s): Bernard canalBernard puncture - a puncture at a point in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain which causes glycosuria. Synonym(s): diabetic punctureBernard syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Cannon homeostasis - the set of mechanisms responsible for the cybernetic adjustment of physiological and biochemical states in postnatal life. Synonym(s): physiological homeostasisBernard-Horner syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Sergent syndrome - Synonym(s): acute adrenocortical insufficiency