KO Renaissance Medicine Flashcards
What year is the Renaissance period?
1500-1700
16th-18th century
Period of “re-birth”
When did Versalius publish his book “The fabric of the Human Body”?
1543
When did Harvey publish his book “An Anatomical Account of the Motion of the Heart and Blood
1628
What group who is interested in physics, botany, astronomy and medicine called?
When was it named?
The Royal Society
1662
When was the Great plague?
How many people did it kill in London?
1665
70,000
When did King Charles II die?
1685
What was one of the key concepts in the Renaissance?
Tradition vs Change
Who invented the Printing Press? When? What did this do?
Johannes Gutenberg
1450’s widely used in 1500
Helped ideas spread more quickly
What scientific developments were there?
The Royal Society that published books and articles to challenge old ideas
What happened to the power of the church? What did people believe about the King and God?
It declined
That the King was Gods representative on Earth
What does Anatomy mean?
The science of understanding the structure and make-up of the human body.
What does Apothecary mean?
A medieval pharmacist or chemist.
What does purging mean?
To rid the body of a “excess” like blood or vomit
What does leeching mean?
Using leeches for bloodletting
What does astrology mean?
The study of the planets and its affects on humans
What does miasma mean?
Bad air
What does dysentery mean?
A severe infection causing frequent, fluid bowl movements
What does remedy mean?
A drug or treatment that cures or controls the symptoms of a disease
What does Wise Woman mean?
A female healer who used herbal remedies
What does Physiology mean?
The study of how the body works
What does scarlet fever mean?
An infectious disease mostly affecting children
What does Physician mean?
A male medically trained doctor
What does Barber surgeon mean?
Untrained surgeon who practiced basic surgery
What does dissection mean?
To cut open a human and examine the insides
What does epidemic mean?
A widespread outbreak of disease
What does amulet mean?
A charm that brought “protection” from disease
What does Plague mean?
A serious infectious disease brought by fleas
What does Scrofula mean?
Tuberculosis of a gland in the neck - the Kings evil
