Filippo Civinini (20 September 1805 – 11 May 1844) was an Italiananatomist fromPistoia. He is remembered for contributions made in the field ofosteology, in particular thecranium.
He studied medicine in Pistoia andPisa, where in 1825 he earned his degree. In 1834 he was appointed anatomical dissector, and two years later attained the chair of anatomy at theUniversity of Pisa. He composed the first catalogue on the collections of anatomy at the Museum ofPisa.
In 1835 Civinini provided the first description of aneuroma that causes a painful foot condition known today asMorton's metatarsalgia. He made the discovery during the dissection of acadaver, which he described in an article called "Su un nervoso gangliare rigonfiamento alla pianta del piede" (On the neural ganglion swelling on the sole of the foot).
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