Ancient Medical Devices

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7 Unusual Ancient Medical Techniques - HISTORY

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1. Bloodletting. For thousands of years, medical practitioners clung to the belief that sickness was merely the result of a little “bad blood.”. Bloodletting probably began with the ancient ...

Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome

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One of the most spectacular, if fearsome looking, Roman medical instruments is the vaginal dilator or speculum (dioptra). It comprises a priapiscus with 2 (or sometimes 3 or 4) dovetailing valves which are …

Medicine in the Ancient World - Biblical …

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Surgical techniques in the ancient world could be surprisingly advanced. The famous Roman physician Galen (c. …

Horrifying Ancient Medical Devices That Were Actually …

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Trepanation Devices. Trepanning has been around for thousands of years, and is used by cultures around the world. The ancient Greeks did it, the Aztecs did it, …

Ancient Medical Practices Still in Use Today

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Medicine is rapidly evolving: new drugs, new devices and new techniques are constantly introduced to improve patient care. And yet, despite these many innovative …

7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history - STAT

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5. Arrow remover. When a patient in the 1500s sported a protruding arrow, the medical professionals didn’t just yank it out. Instead, they held the shaft of arrow in …

10 terrifying medical devices from history

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5) Reduction device, 5th century BCE. Hippocrates is considered the father of western medicine, and detailed the oldest known method for treating a dislocated shoulder. He developed a …

10 Terrifying Historic Medical Instruments

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10 Osteotome. While technically a type of chain saw, this medical instrument, invented by Bernard Heine around 1830, wasn’t used to cut down trees. The osteotome was initially used in …

7 of the Most Outrageous Medical …

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Addictive drugs like heroin were given to kids to cure coughs, electric shock therapy has been a long used treatment for impotence, and “miracle” diet pills were handed out like candy. …

12 Terrifying Medical Devices From the …

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Everything from x-ray machines to cancer treatment devices resembled forms of torture, suggesting patients from the olden days came from sterner stuff. When captured in the grainy medium that …

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