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Apothecary Latin term for pharmacist or a place where drugs are sold
Bloodletting The practice of draining blood to release illness
Caduceus Staff with 2 snakes around it and 2 wings.
Dogma A set of principles set by an authority
Hippocratic Oath Oath taken by physicians about ethics and practice of medicine
Inpatient pharmacies Pharmacies is a hospital or institutional setting
Laundanum A mixture of opium and alcohol used to treat different illnesses through the 1800's
Leech A segmented worm with suckers that attaches to the skin and drinks the hosts blood
Maggots Fly larvae that feed on dead tissue
Medicine The science and art dealing with and prevention of disease
Opioid Any agent that binds to opioid receptors
Opium Analgesic that comes from the poppy
Pharmacist Person who dispenses drugs and counsels patients on medication
Pharmacy A place where drugs are sold
Pharmacy technician Professional who works under a pharmacist's supervision to provide medications
PTCB Issues national examination for pharmacy techs
Shaman Person who holds high place of honor in a tribe
Staff of Asclepius Wingless staff with a snake around it
Trephining A practice of making an opening in the head to allow disease to leave the body
Aristotle Greek scientist and philosopher
Asclepius Greek god of healing and medicine
Roger Bacon English scientist responsible for the scientific method
Francis Crick and James Watson Co-discovered the double helix DNA structure
Gerhard Domagk Developed sulfomanides and and synthetic antibiotics
Alexander Fleming Discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic
Claudius Galen Greek physician
Hippocrates Greek physician and philosopher, considered the father of medicine
Gregor Mendel Scientist and monk known as the father of genetics
Florence Nightingale Nurse responsible for improving unsanitary conditions at a British hospital
Paracelsus Swiss physician, philosopher and scientist
Louis Pasteur French scientist, discovered several vaccines and created pasteurization
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