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Galen argued that the liver must be the primary organ of the body because of its role in the production of the humours. The word for liver was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry, in phrases like hit in the liver

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Fun Fact: Galen argued that the liver must be the primary organ of the body because of its role in the production of the humours. The word for “liver” was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry, in phrases like “hit in the liver”

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