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Surgery

Author
Hippocrates
Series
Medical Library
Language
English
Length
24 pages
ISBN
9781911495840
Published
9 August 2016
Imprint
The Big Nest
  • Hippocrates
  • medicine
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  • health
  • doctors
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  • professional
  • science
  • philosophy

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Hippocrates is considered the father of modern medicine and his surgical techniques were ahead of his time. He was the first to advocate for using cleanliness and sterile tools during surgery in order to prevent infection. He also developed new methods for treating wounds and broken bones. His contributions to the field of surgery have had a lasting impact and continue to be used by surgeons today.

Author

Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BC) is the figure most closely associated with the birth of rational medicine in the ancient Greek world. The Hippocratic Corpus — essays, case histories, and aphorisms long attributed to him and his school — sought to explain illness through observation rather than superstition. His name survives in the physician's oath and in the ideal of medicine as a humane, disciplined art grounded in evidence and care.

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