medicine Flashcards
1
Q
what were quacks?
A
people who sold fake cures often containing alcohol and/or opium
2
Q
what did vesalius dissect?
A
humans
3
Q
what did harvey discover?
A
circulation
4
Q
what did pare do?
A
improved ideas of ligatures
5
Q
what did edward jenner do?
A
discovered the concept of vaccination
6
Q
what did barber surgeons do?
A
minor operations and haircuts
7
Q
what were apothecaries?
A
people who sold medicine and herbs in towns
8
Q
what were wise women?
A
midwives and used herbs
9
Q
where was a lday of the house?
A
cared for those in household-rich
10
Q
what was miasma?
A
the belief that bad smells caused illness
11
Q
what did james lind do?
A
discovered cure for scurvy
12
Q
who discovered germ theory?
A
pasteur
13
Q
who discovered contact spread?
A
koch
14
Q
who discovered penicillin?
A
fleming
15
Q
who made magic bullets?
A
ehrlich
