Medicine Through Time 1 Flashcards
What does anaesthetics mean?
Anaesthetic is a medicine which reduces pain or puts patients to sleep
What does anatomy mean?
Anatomy is the structure of a human body
What is dissection?
Dissection is cutting open a body to see the inside.
What is miasma?
Miasma is bad air
What does theory mean?
Theory means a new idea or a way of explaining something
Name the Medicine in the chronological order.
- The Middle Ages 1200-1500
- The Renaissance 1500-1700
- Industrial revolution 1700-1900
- Morden era 1900- present days
What event took place during the Middle Ages?
The black dean took place during the Middle Ages around 1948.
What was banned during the Middle Ages?
Dissection was banned during the Middle Ages.
Who improved the knowledge of heart during the Middle Ages?
William Harvey improved the knowledge of heart
During the revolution what condition did people live in?
. People live in dirty and unhygienic conditions
. Also lived in polluted area
. NHS provided free health care
Who developed that germ cause diseases?
Louis Pasteur developed that germs caused diseases.
Give me some information about medicine during the Middle Ages.
During the Middle Ages people believed in God so they thought:
. God gave them I’ll because of the sins ( act of punishment)
. God is forgiving them
. People would let priest do all the treatment
. People would pray to God to make them feel better.
