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Health and Medicine Flashcards (iii)
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- 1Zodiac ChartsCharts that would indicate which parts of the body are linked to an astrological sign, and then propose a cure.
- 2LeechesThey are a type of worm that act to suck blood from the body; natural form of bloodletting.
- 3Doctrine of SignaturesDating from the time of Galen, this doctrine stated that herbs resembling various parts of the body can be used to treat that specific part of the body.
- 4James SimpsonA Scottish scientist who used chloroform to reduce pain at childbirth.
- 5AnaestheticsDrugs that are used to prevent pain during surgery.
- 6AntisepticsAntimicrobial substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing micro-organisms.
- 7Joseph ListerAn English surgeon who advanced the chances of survival in surgery through his experiments with carbolic acid.
- 8Robert KochHe discovered that the majority of diseases are spread through contact with an infected surface.
- 9Marie CuriePolish scientist who was the first to discover and isolate radium and polonium. Won two Nobel prizes for her work.
- 10Alexander FlemingDiscovered the drug penicillin in 1928, which became pivotal in fighting and curing diseases from then on.
- 11AntibioticMeans 'destructive of life'.
- 12Dr Christian BarnardThe doctor who performed the world's first heart transplant surgery in 1967.
- 13Keyhole surgeryA form of treatment that allows for surgery without having to make large incisions on the surface of the skin.
- 14HomeopathyA system of alternative medicine e.g. acupuncture
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