1613-1685

English physician who precisely described the cavity of the superior maxillary bone, a bone below the nose and holding the upper row of teeth. This cavity, or sinus, is in the upper part of the maxillary bone and opens into the middle nose; it is called the antrum of Highmore. A mass of tissue on the back of the testis, called Highmore's body, is named for him as well. Highmore graduated from Oxford University in 1642 with his medical degree.