Don Antonio de Gimbernat y Arbós (1734–1816) was a Spanish surgeon and

anatomist Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...

. He is known for laying the groundwork for modern techniques of

inguinal hernia An inguinal hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal-cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third ...

repair. He also described in detail the anatomy of the inguinal and femoral regions of the human body. The

lacunar ligament The lacunar ligament, also named Gimbernat’s ligament, is a ligament in the inguinal region. It connects the inguinal ligament to the pectineal ligament, near the point where they both insert on the pubic tubercle. Structure The lacunar ligam ...

is named after Antonio de Gimbernat. Gimbernat was born in

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, (Tarragona), and died in

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. His son Don Antonio Gimbernat FRSE (1765-1834) closely followed in his footsteps and was First Surgeon to the King of Spain.

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In Catalan. 1734 births 1790 deaths Spanish surgeons Spanish anatomists 18th-century Spanish physicians Physicians from Catalonia 19th-century Spanish physicians {{Spain-med-bio-stub