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Gray's Anatomy
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This article is about the textbook. For the television series, see Grey's Anatomy. For other uses, see Gray's Anatomy (disambiguation).
Gray's Anatomy is a reference book of human anatomy written by Henry Gray, illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter and first published in London in 1858. It has had multiple revised editions, and the current edition, the 42nd (October 2020), remains a standard reference, often considered "the doctors' bible".[1]
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Author | Henry Gray |
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Original title | Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical |
Illustrator | Henry Vandyke Carter |
Language | English |
Subject | Human anatomy |
Publisher | John William Parker |
Publication date | 1858 |
Publication place | England |
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Earlier editions were called Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, Anatomy of the Human Body and Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Applied, but the book's name is commonly shortened to, and later editions are titled, Gray's Anatomy. The book is widely regarded as an extremely influential work on the subject.