Progress of medicine Flashcards
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Why was there no medical progress in medieval times?
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There was no progress in medieval times because, of the church, which banned the dissecting of the human body, which led led to no anatomical knowledge about the human body that proved Galen wrong. Another reason why is because the king at the time, King Edward the fourth, had no interest in improving medicine and public health.Another reason as to why was because, of Hippocrates and Galen’s ideas of the four humours and theory of opposites. At the time, these ideas
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Who is Ambroise Pare?
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Ambroise Pare was a barber sugeon. He’s known for reintroducing the method of sewing up arteries to stop blood loss.
