Topic One Key Words Medieval Medicine Flashcards
Late Medieval Period
This topic focuses on the Late Medieval Period from c.1250-1500. These years cover the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
Physicians
University educated students who would treat the wealthy.
Four humours theory
The theory that the body would be in good health if the humours (blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile) were balanced.
Hippocrates
Ancient greek doctor who developed clinical observation and the four humours theory
Galen
Ancient Greek doctor who developed the opposites theory and wrote books on anatomy and physiology
Anatomy
The study of the structure of the human body
Physiology
The study of how the human body works
Opposites Theory
The theory that symptoms of illness could be cured by using opposites. This was based on the four humours theory.
Miasma
Bad air that was believed to make you ill
Remedies
Herbal remedies were treatments made from plants
Astrology
The study of the movement of the planets and stars
Barber surgeon
Barbers worked with sharp knives to cut hair so they used the same tools to carry out small surgeries like blood letting.
5th century BC
Ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates wrote about the four humours theory
2th Century AD
Ancient Greek Doctor Galen worked in Ancient Rome
12th century
USe of astrology in medicine is brought to Europe from the Middle East
c. 1250
The beginning your study of medicine in Medieval England
1300
Fewer than 100 physicians in England
1348
The Black Death - a plague which killed 40% of England.
1349
King Edward III ordered the Mayor of London to clear filth from the streets as it was ‘infecting the air’.
1403
Royal surgeon, John Bradmore removed an arrowhead using metal forceps.
c. 1500
The end of your study in medicine in Medieval England
