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Ch1 hx of medicine and pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bloodletting | the practice of draining blood ; believed to release illness |
| caduceus | often confused as the symbol of the medical field ; it is a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top |
| dogma | a principle or set of priciples laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true |
| laudanum | a mixture of opium and alcohol used to treat dozens of illnesses through the 1800s |
| opiod | agent that binds to opiod receptors |
| opium | an analgesic (pain) that is made from a poppy plant |
| shaman | a person who holds a high place of honor in a tribe as a healer and spiritual mediator |
| roger bacon | english scientist responsible for scientific methods |
| gerhard domagk | developed sulfonamides and synthetic antibiotics (sulfa drugs) |
| cladius galen | greek physician |
| gregor mendel | scientist and monk ; known as the father of genetics |
| florence nightingale | nurse who was responsible for improving the unsanitary conditions at a british base ( crimean war ) |
| paracelsus | swiss physician , philosopher and scientist |
| louis pasteur | french scientist , discovered several vaccines and invented pasteurization |