HNRS 195H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chyle, Convulsion, Pedanius Dioscorides
28 Sep 2016
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Importance of fluids: ancient medicine was dominated by studying fluids. This view was dominant until the 18th century. Anatomical info relied on animal dissection and accidental dissection from wounds and such. Wounds were very commonly discussed by greek writers (homer. Dissection: see above: human dissection not practiced until the third century bc alexandria. Homer: discussed wounds in iliad (greek play). Iliad was the earliest greek literary work: discusses many wounds inflicted on heroes who fought in the trojan war. Apollo: plagues were often associated with wrath of the gods (such as apollo and the greek. Army in iliad: apollo could heal, apollo was responsible for plague inflicting greek army in iliad. Plague: associated with the wrath of gods (apollo) Asclepius (snake): most famous healing god of antiquity, son of apollo, raised by chiron, killed by zeus for raising dead back to life, temple in epidaurus, athens, etc, symbol = snake.
