'Fernel', (1497-1558), 1830. Jean Francois Fernel (1497-1558) French physician who introduced the term 'physiology' to medicine, was the first person to describe the spinal canal. Catherine de' Medici, wife of King Henry II of France, sought his advice regarding their difficulty in conceiving a child. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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