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What is bile? A thick bitter fluid produces by the liver- once thought to be part of the four humours
What is Public Health? The standard living conditions and general health of the people
What was the highly infectious disease that spread throughout Europe in the mid-14th century? The black death
What is bloodletting? The drawing of blood from a patient by a Doctor
What is a public health provision? The provision of clean water, sewers and health care to the whole ccommunity
What do you call getting rid of excess fluid by making someone sick or giving them diarrhoea ? Purging
What do you call the isolation of people with an infectious disease, to try and stop the spreading of the disease? Quarantine
What do you call the use of radiation in medicine usually to attack cancer? Radiotherapy
What do you call the group set up in 1660 to enable educated people to discuss scientific ideas? The Royal Society
What is sepsis? A condition in which bacteria affect the flesh usually leading to infection and decaying flesh
What was spontaneous generation? The idea that rubbish and decaying materials created microbes
What is a Tourniquet? Something you tie around a part of the body to put pressure on blood vessels to stop the loss of blood
What is a body snatcher? A person who used to obtain dead bodies illegally and sell them to medical schools for dissection
What do you call the procedure of giving blood from a donor to a patient? A transfusion
What is a by-law? A law made by a town's local authority that affects only that town
What do you call the technique that uses heat to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding? Cautery
What is a vaccination? A safe way of stimulating the body's immune system against a particular disease
What is a Welfare State? The coordination and provision by the government of all matters affecting the health of the people
What do you call a pit used for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage? Cesspit
What do you call the thread like structures found in most living cells that carry genetic information? Chromosones
What is cloning? Using cells from one organism to make another identical organism
What is crystallography? Using radiation to take a high-power X-ray photograph
What does ague mean? A term for illness that involves fever and fits of shivering
What do you call a house founded by charity offering accommodation for the poor? Almshouse
What is alternative medicine? Medicine that uses herbs and other natural remedies. Also therapies such as acupuncture instead of drugs.
What is the technical name for cutting off a limb? Amputation
What is dissection? Cutting open a body to examine its internal structure
What do you call a severe outbreak of an infectious disease? An epidemic
What are genetics? The study of genes and inherited characteristics
What is an anaesthetic? A substance that affects your nervous system so that you are less aware of sensation and don't feel pain
What do you call the scientific study of the body, bones and muscles? Anatomy
What are anti-biotics? Drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria
What are antibodies? Special cells in your body that fight infection and disease
What is inoculation? A way of giving the patient a mild dose of an illness so their body can build up and immunity
What do you call something that fights against sepsis and the microbes that create infection? Antiseptic
What is Laissez-faire? The government should not interfere with industry and private business...like medicine
What is an apothecary? A person who made medicines and ointments using ingredients such as herbs and spices
What would you call a thread tied around a blood vessel to stop the bleeding? Ligature
What do you call the tube-shaped sac attached to the large intestine; appendicitis occurs when it is inflamed? Appendix
What is a magic bullet? A chemical drug that kills the microbes causing a specific disease without harming the rest of the body
What is an artery? A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to all parts of the body
What do you call the theory that stated that bad air caused disease? Miasma
What does aseptic mean? Sterile; free from microbes that cause infection
What is astrology? The study of stars and planets and how they are thought to affect humans and nature
What is patent medicine? A mixture that has been created by one person or company and is sold under a particular brand name
What do you call an old type of hospital for the mentally ill? An asylum
What is physiology? The way organs function within the body
What are bacteria? Micro-organisms that live in soil,water,plants and animals that can cause dieases
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