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History of Medicine

TermDefinition
Apothecary latin term for pharmacist; place where drugs are sold
Bloodletting draining a patient's blood to "cure" them
Caduceus confused as the symbol of the medical field; staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top
Dogma strict rule or belief laid down by someone in charge
Hippocratic oath oath taken by physicians concerning the ethics and practice of medicine
Inpatient pharmacies pharmacies in a hospital or institutional setting
Laudanum mixture of opium and alcohol used to treat dozens of illnesses through the 1800s
leech blood sucking worms
maggots baby flies that eat dead tissue
medicine science and art dealing with the maintenance of health
opioid any agent that binds to opioid receptors
opium an analgesic that is made from the poppy plant
pharmacist person in charge of the pharmacy
pharmacy where drugs are sold
pharmacy tech person who works under the pharmacist supervision
ptcb national exam for pharm techs
shaman person who holds a high place of honor in a tribe as a healer and spiritual mediator
staff of asclepius symbol of the medical profession; wingless staff with one snake wrapped around it
trephining drilling a hole into a livings person skull, to let "evil spirits" escape
Aristotle greek scientist, philopher
Asclepius greek god of healing and medicine
Roger Bacon english scientist responsible for scientific method
Francis Crick co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix
Gerhard Dogmak developed sulfonamides and synthetic antibiotics
alexander Flemming discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic
Claudius Galen greek physician
hippocrates greek physician and philosopher, consider to be the father of medicine
Gregor Mendel scientist and monk, known as the father of genetics
Florence Nightingale nurse who improved hospital conditions during the Crimean war
paracelsus swiss physician, philosopher, and scientist
Louis Pasteur french scientist, discovered several vaccines and invented pasteurization
james watson co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix
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