The History of medicine comprising a narrative of its progress from the earliest ages to the present timeLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 483 pages |
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... appears to have had more sympathy with his fellow- creatures in suffering , and is reported to have been the first who practised venesection . On his return from Troy he cured Syrna , the daughter of Damætus , of the falling sickness ...
... appears to have had more sympathy with his fellow- creatures in suffering , and is reported to have been the first who practised venesection . On his return from Troy he cured Syrna , the daughter of Damætus , of the falling sickness ...
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... appears to have adopted this philosophy of Democritus , and to have engrafted some of his own notions on it . The atoms he represented by the four elements acting on each other by the two forces " love and hatred , " names which are ...
... appears to have adopted this philosophy of Democritus , and to have engrafted some of his own notions on it . The atoms he represented by the four elements acting on each other by the two forces " love and hatred , " names which are ...
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... appears to be supported by the fact , that from the earliest time of which any historic record exists , the Hellenic physicians were in high repute at the court of Babylon ; so that , although the origin of Grecian medicine is involved ...
... appears to be supported by the fact , that from the earliest time of which any historic record exists , the Hellenic physicians were in high repute at the court of Babylon ; so that , although the origin of Grecian medicine is involved ...
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... appears to have commanded a certain respect ( being acknowledged by his country- men as a lineal descendant of Esculapius * ) , and he was well - nigh adored by many of his followers , for The following mythical genealogy of Hippocrates ...
... appears to have commanded a certain respect ( being acknowledged by his country- men as a lineal descendant of Esculapius * ) , and he was well - nigh adored by many of his followers , for The following mythical genealogy of Hippocrates ...
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... appears to have been the accumulated knowledge of his immediate ancestors ; and it is supposed by competent judges in the matter , that many , if not most of the numerous treatises which are commonly attributed to him , were simply ...
... appears to have been the accumulated knowledge of his immediate ancestors ; and it is supposed by competent judges in the matter , that many , if not most of the numerous treatises which are commonly attributed to him , were simply ...
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