History of Medicine Flashcards
1
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father of medicine
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Hippocrates
2
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physician to gladiators
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Claudius Galen
3
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identified smallpox, suggested blood as the cause of infectious disease
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Rhazes
4
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described the circulatory system
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William Harvey
5
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developed the microscope
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
6
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developed vaccine for smallpox
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Edward Jenner
7
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invented the stethoscope
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Rene Laennec
8
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first woman to receive a medical degree
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Elizabeth Blackwell
9
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developed antiseptic practices and the need for a clean operating room
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Joseph Lister
10
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established the germ theory of disease
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Louis Pasteur
11
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father of microbiology
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Robert Koch
12
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discovered Xrays
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Wilhelm Roentgen
13
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developed aspirin
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Felix Hoffman
14
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described blood types and compatibility
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Karl Landsteiner
15
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discovered penicillin
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Alexander Fleming
