About Charles Hunter

Charles Hunter was an English physician best known for coining the word "hypodermic" and for realising that injections of morphine could relieve pain anywhere in the body, regardless of where the injection was delivered.

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Occupation: surgeon
Born: 1835
Died: August 8, 1878

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Charles Hunter

English physician (1835–1878)

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About Charles Hunter

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Charles Hunter: American ragtime composer · American long-distance runner · British cricketer (1867-1955)