Medicine 1.1 Flashcards
What is a tithe?
When you gives a sum of money to church each month at the services.
What was it called when people blamed sickness on God?
Proof of the divine
What is leprosy?
A skin disease
There was no cure for leprosy, so where did they diseased people go?
They were banished from their communities.
What were lazar houses?
Leper colonies where they helped people suffering from leprosy.
What did Astrology have to do with diseases?
People believed that the Black Death was caused by bad alignment of the stars
What was the Theory of Four Humours?
- Blood
- Phlegm: the watery substance coughed up, or sneezed out of the nose or expelled in tears
- Black Bile: Clotted Blood, visible excrement or vomit.
- Choler: Yellow bile, appeared in pus or vomit.
What seasons were the four humours?
Blood- spring
Choler- summer
Black Bile- autumn
Phlegm- Winter
Who created the theory of the four humours?
An ancient Greek physician called Hippocrates
Who used the theory of Opposites?
Galen, a physician in ancient Rome.
Why was the Theory of the four humours so popular?
Very detailed and could be used to explain away any kind of illness.
Where was the first medical school established in?
Salerno in 9th century.
What were the three reasons that Galen continued to be influential in the Middle Ages?
- Influence of the church
- Importance of book learning
- Lack of alternative theories
What was the influence of the church in Galen’s theory?
Believed different parts of body were meant to work together in balance.
What was the importance of book learning?
Seen as a sign of intelligence and better then people who had experience in surgery
