Medicine and Science Culture and Derivatives Stage 20 Latin
Try also means...
attempt
What were two effective ancient remedies?
juice of the wild poppy, unwashed sheep wool
For what other field was the Museum famous?
mathematics
Aural means...
Pertaining to hearing
Worst also means...
Pessimist
When were the standards set by Alexandrian doctors finally improved upon in western Europe?
150 Years ago
Who was Mary the Jewess and what did she do?
A female scholar who invented scientific instruments and contributed to the study of alchemy
Irruption means...
A sudden invation
Post mortem
After death
ars gratia artis
Art for art's sake
Where was astronomy developed?
Babylonia
Persuasive
Convincing
Mortal
Deadly
Learned also means...
Doctoral
Hemispherical vault above a building
Dome
Devoted to home and household affairs
Domestic
legal term for a person's permanent residence
Domicile
An underground home for prisoners
Dungeon
Oculist
Eye doctor
What were some unusual treatments for chilblains and toothaches?
Fomenting with boiled turnips or shoving a peppercorn or an ivy berry into a tooth cavity
Because of his prolific, what was Hippocrates regarded as?
Founder of medical science
List the areas of study of Euclid and Eratosthenes.
Geometry
Who invented the first steam turbine?
Hero of Alexandria
What did Greek doctors insist on to reduce infection?
High standards of cleanliness
What do we still use of Hippocrates' today?
Hippocratic Oath
Wide also means...
Latitude
Free also means...
Liberation
What was the Egyptian attitude towards the body?
Limited knowledge of anatomy from dissections
Moon also means...
Lunatic
List at least six ancient procedures for tonsillectomies
Make incisions, tie veins and arteries, set broken bones, stich up wounds, remove cataracts, and amputations
Which three subjects were studied by Hypatia?
Math, philosophy, and astronomy
What Alexandrian observation did Copernicus rediscover and when?
Model of the universe in the 1500s
For what three possible reasons did the Alexandrians and Romans not take advantage of their scientific discoveries?
No need, less dignified that scientific research, prevented due to lack of technological skills, or recourses
How did Hippocrates accomplish the advances in medicine?
Observing symptoms and discovering a cause
What did midwives use to ease labor pains and ensure the safe delivery of babies? List five things.
Olive oil, herbs, sponges, woolen bandages and a birthing stool
Leave also means...
Relinquish
What type of center did Alexandria become shortly after its founding?
Science and learning called the Museum
In what area did scholars make great strides?
Sciences including medicine
Conversations also means...
Sermons
Oculist means...
Specialist in eye diseases
How did the Alexandrian scientists improve upon it?
The Earth was round, rotated on an axis, and circled the sun
What attracted scholars from all over the Greek world?
The Museum's library
Who was Herophilus?
The most famous Alexandrian anatomist
What was the Greek view of studying the body?
The surface of the body and not the interior
Infer means...
To draw as a conclusion
What were scholars eager to do in Alexandria?
To learn and teach
Because of this attitude, why would scholars come to Alexandria?
To study anatomy
Describe the ancient procedure for tonsillectomies.
Tonsils would be covered by a thin layer of skin, after it hardens, it is pulled out by hand. If that doesn't work, a hook or scalpel is used.
What had Hippocrates already done for medicine?
attempted to remove magic and superstition from the treatment of disease
artisan
craftsman
lunate
crescent
latitude
freedom of actions
relinquish
give up
pessimistic
gloomy
domicile
home
inferential
implied from something else
Irremediable
incurable
aural experience
pertaining to the ear
What were Herophilus's specialties?
the brain, tendons and nerves, arteries and veins, and the eye
Where and when did he live?
the island of Cos in the 5th century B.C.