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The City of Brussels ( ___MASK82___ : " Ville de Bruxelles " or alternatively " Bruxelles - Ville " , ___MASK89___ : " Stad Brussel " or " Brussel - Stad ") is the largest municipality of the Brussels - Capital Region , and the " de jure " capital of Belgium . The City of Brussels covers most of the Region ' s centre , as well as northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders . Brussels , officially the Brussels - Capital Region , is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities , including the City of Brussels which is the capital of Belgium . The Brussels - Capital Region is a part of both the ___MASK82___ Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community , but is separate from the region of Flanders ( in which it forms an enclave ) or Wallonia . The region has a population of 1 . 2 million and a metropolitan area with a population of over 1 . 8 million , the largest in Belgium . Italy , officially the ___MASK65___ Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . Embryology ( from ___MASK87___ , " embryon ", " the unborn , embryo "; and , "- logia ") is the branch of biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes ( sex cells ), fertilization , and development of embryos and fetuses . Additionally , embryology encompasses the study of congenital disorders that occur before birth , known as teratology . Flanders is the ___MASK89___ - speaking northern portion of Belgium , although there are several overlapping definitions , including ones related to culture , language , politics and history . It is one of the communities , regions and language areas of Belgium . The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming , while the corresponding adjective is Flemish . The official capital of Flanders is Brussels , although Brussels itself has an independent regional government , and the government of Flanders only oversees some cultural aspects of Brussels life . In Belgium , the ___MASK82___ Community refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities . Since 2011 , the ___MASK82___ Community has used the name Federation Wallonia - Brussels , which is controversial because its name in the Belgian constitution has not changed and because it is seen as a political statement . The name " ___MASK82___ Community " refers to Francophone Belgians , and " not " to ___MASK82___ people residing in Belgium . As such , the ___MASK82___ Community of Belgium is sometimes rendered in ___MASK20___ as " the ___MASK82___ - speaking Community of Belgium " for clarity . Wallonia (, , ___MASK89___ : " Wallonië " ) is a region of Belgium . Wallonia is primarily French - speaking , and accounts for 55 % of the territory of Belgium , and a third of its population . Unlike Flanders , the Walloon Region was not merged with the French Community of Belgium which is the political entity that is responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education . The German - speaking minority in the east forms the German - speaking Community of Belgium , which has its own government and parliament for culture - related issues . Padua ( or ) is a city and " comune " in Veneto , northern Italy . It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area . Padua ' s population is 214 , 000 . The city is sometimes included , with Venice ( ___MASK65___ " Venezia ") and Treviso , in the Padua - Treviso - Venice Metropolitan Area , which has a population of c . 1 , 600 , 000 . Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and ___MASK45___ Europe , Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups : the ___MASK89___ - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Adriaan van den Spiegel ( or Spieghel ) , name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius , ( 1578 -- 7 April 1625 ) was a Flemish anatomist born in Brussels . For much of his career he practiced medicine in Padua , and is considered one of the great physicians associated with the city . At Padua he studied anatomy under Girolamo Fabrici . Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts . Anatomy is inherently tied to embryology , comparative anatomy , evolutionary biology , and phylogeny , as these are the processes by which anatomy is generated over immediate ( embryology ) and long ( evolution ) timescales . Human anatomy is one of the basic essential sciences of medicine . Medicine ( British ___MASK20___ ; American ___MASK20___ ) is the science and practice of the diagnosis , treatment , and prevention of disease . The word " medicine " is derived from Latin " medicus ", meaning " a physician ". Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness . Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences , biomedical research , genetics , and medical technology to diagnose , treat , and prevent injury and disease , typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery , but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy , external splints and traction , medical devices , biologics , and ionizing radiation , amongst others .