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Individuals in the History of Medicine (Hippocrates (Ancient Greek Doctor,…
Individuals in the History of Medicine
Hippocrates
Ancient Greek Doctor
Ideas + books very influencial
Dismissed that God caused disease
Treatments - based on diet, exercise + rest
ideas on cause and disease is wrong
Galen
Greek doctor that worked in Ancient Rome
wrote books about medical training
used bloodletting/ purging to prevent + treat
drew detailed diagrams of human anatomy
did dissections on wounded gladiators + dead animals
Renaissance
Vesalius
carried out large number on how human body worked
made study of anatomy popular
proved Galens work was incorrect
encouraged others to carry out dissections and make further discoveries
detailed illustrations of human body, copied into medical books
work published in england and Europe
Harvey
carried out public dissections on dissected bodies
discovered blood flows towards heart one way, pumps showed this
proved Versailes was right
Sydenham
Medieval