Which discipline advanced through systematic dissection and study of the human body?
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Correct answer: Medicine
Hellenistic physicians advanced medicine by studying anatomy through systematic dissection of human cadavers. Herophilus and Erasistratus made significant discoveries about the brain, nerves, and circulatory system during this period.
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