Medieval Medicine Flashcards
Who is believed to be the father of medicine
Hippocrates is thought to be the father of medicine
What were the four humours
The four humours were:
-blood
-phlegm
-yellow bile
-black bile
Who was Galen
Galen was a Roman doctor who built on Hippocrates’ ideas
What were the issues with Galen only dissecting animals
The issues were that it made Galen make mistakes
What was one of Galen’s mistakes
One of Galen’s mistakes were that he thought the jaw was made of two bones
What powerful institution supported Galen’s ideas
The church supported Galen’s ideas
What was the result of the church supporting Galen’s ideas
The result of the church supporting Galen’s ideas was that it meant everyone else in England supported it because if you went against the church, you went against God
What was the Theory of Opposites
The Theory of Opposites was that if you had too much of one humour you had to treat it with the other
What was bloodletting
Bloodletting was purposely cutting yourself to let blood out
What were the 5 medieval healers
The 5 medieval healers were:
-barber surgeons
-apothecaries
-monastery
-physicians
-women
What does SWAMP stand for
-surgeons
-women
-apothecaries
-monastery
-physicians
How did monasteries treat people
Monasteries treated people by caring but rarely curing because they thought illness was sent by God
What was the main Islamic city for medicine
Baghdad was the main Islamic city for medicine
Who wrote the ‘Canon of Medicine’
Ibn Sina wrote the ‘Canon of Medicine’
Who explained the difference between measles and smallpox
Rhazes explained the difference between measles and smallpox
Who were the 3 main Islamic doctors
-Ibn Sina
-Albucasis
-Rhazes
What was a Bimaristan
A Bimaristan was a hospital in the historical Islamic world
What two plagues were involved with the Black Death
The bubonic and pneumonic plague were involved in the Black Death
