History / medieval medicine Flashcards
He (Galen) taught that people became ill because their
__________ were out of balance.
hint: fluids
4 humours
Before ________ a Greek doctor called Hippocrates had been the main influence of medical idea.
what was his name?
Galen
what are the four humours?
yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, blood
what did Galen dissected on?
pigs
How many detailed books did Galen sell?
350
what did Galen encourage people to do to restore the humours?
bleeding and vomiting
what did barbers do to people in the barber shops?
make surgery’s
who did people respect more when lots of people got ill?
God
what are the 7 factors?
War, Role of induvial, communication, science + technology, religion + superstition, chance, government
what did people use that they thought linked to illness?
zodiac signs
what did people think caused illness ?
(other than god)
bad air
why did people think the 4 humours helped cause illness?
hint: something that Matilda loves
Galen and Hippocrates book
what did a physician study to work out what was wrong with a patient?
urine
what ‘u’ was this method of diagnosis called?
uroscopy
what did the zodiac chart tell a doctor about treatment?
they told you where to treat
