History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hospital Medicine, Organicism, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2220
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Lecture 9 structure of the body = anatomy structure previously was secondary to function of the body (physiology) shift took place for anatomy to become first. Anatomy still implies cutting but also structure (shape, size, relationship of body parts) Medicine study of disease and it"s treatments. Disease = abnormalities of structure and function. Traditionally, fought for curriculum time, laboratory space in minds of practitioners. Medicine studying anatomy of body peaked in the time of alexandria for the first time. Much of history dissection not technical process for teaching or research and nor were most dissections taking place within a medical institution, it tended to be a ritual act, performance that was staged for particular audiences. Most dissections were staged as public or semi-public and performed in theatres. Audience was likely to consist of everyday people and actual members of medical profrssion. Performance = master of performance = professor (reading from book of galen) and cutting done by barber.