Medicine In Britain c1260-present Flashcards
Black Death (approximately how much of the population did it kill in England)
Also known as the plague, it was carried by fleas on rats and caused the death of approximately 30-40% of England
Buboes
A swelling,especially of the armpit and groin
Flagellants
People who beat or whip themselves to show god forgiveness for their sins
Pandemic
A disease that has spread across a large region
Quarantaine
A place of isolation in which people that have been exposed to infections or contagious disease are placed
Apothecary
They prepared and sold medicines to physicians and directly to patients
Astrology
Movements and positions of planets beloved as having and influence on humans
Barber surgeon
They could perform minor surgical procedures such as bloodletting or pulling teeth
Bloodletting
The surgical removal of some patients blood
Diagnosis
Identifying the nature of and illness after considering the different symptoms
Herbal remedies
Medication prepared from plants
Miasma
Foul smelling air that was beloved to spread illness
Physician
A person qualified to practise medicine
Pilgrimage
A journey made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
Purging
The removal of something from the body by being given an emetic or laxative
