02126nam a2200337Ia 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003000063040002300093082001500116100003200131111004200163245009800205260003200303300005500335500002100390520090900411521001101320600004901331630004201380650003001422651002501452654002801477655002001505658002501525662003601550690002101586942003501607999001901642952012701661322820260928152221.0210825s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9781848 372153qPaperback  aRDAbENGLISHc3228  a610.9 ROON  a ROONEY, Anne  92719d2009  9178758aBible Society of South Africa 0aThe story of medicine: bfrom early healing to the miracles of modern medicine cAnne Rooney.  aLondon: bArcturus, c2009.  a 208 pagesbColour illustrations, portraitsc23 cm  a
Includes index.  aThe Story of Medicine charts our remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery. In a fascinating narrative, it describes the key developments and breakthroughs in our understanding of our own bodies. Topics include: . Primitive surgery - when drilling a hole in the head to let demons out was the height of surgical sophistication . Historical models of the body and disease . Dead bodies hold the key - the role of dissection in medical discovery . Diagnosis - how doctors learned to read the signs of illness . Plagues and pandemics through history . Germ theory and contagion - discovering a hidden world . How the body can turn against itself .Scarificators, leeches, maggots and other nasty treatments . Nature's pharmacopeia Detailed within these pages, too, are the stories of those who have shaped the world of medicine, including scientists, surgeons, doctors and, of course, patients.  aAdult. 0917948a ROONEY, Anne   London, 2009  d2009. 09193698aDiseases and disorders series 09200358aMedicinexHistory 09196576aSouth Africa  9196853aArt and Science 09138377aHistory  9193117aBiochemistry  9185112aLondon ( great Britain)  9200359aMedicine  cBOOK2ddcy559zNosiswe Mogale  c569320d569319  00102ddc40708600aMKHULbMKHULcNon_Fictiond2026-09-28l0o610.9 ROONp33228 02065814 0r2026-09-28w2026-09-28yBOOK