Heroic Medicine

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Heroic Medicine

History of medicine A popular term used to describe the draconian medical practices of the 18th-19th centuries that included bleeding, blistering, purging, and the use of mercury- and arsenic-based medicines, which are thought to have hastened the demise of George Washington and countless others
Medspeak Heroic therapy

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Dr. Benjamin Rush Heroic Therapy			And it strikes me that much of heroic medicine that is done in America is useless. Canada v. U.S by WORTH, ROBERT / Washington Monthly With its sometimes grotesque procedures, the new heroic medicine may turn out to be yet another instance of reflex preference of modern medicine for the highest-tech fix for a problem" (585). The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from ... by Putnam, Constance E. / Journal of Social History With its sometimes grotesque procedures, the new heroic medicine may turn out to be yet another instance of reflex preference of modern medicine for the highest-tech fix for a problem" (585). Review essay: The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of ... by Putnam, Constance E. / Journal of Social History			hermaphroditism hermeneutic circle Hermes' wing hermetic hernia hernia repair hernial hernial ring hernial sac Herniamesh herniate herniated herniated disk herniated disk syndrome herniation herniation of the medulla oblongata hernio- herniography hernioid herniology hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy HERO heroic Heroic Medicine Heroic Surgery Heroic Therapy heroin heroinism heron Herophilus herpangina herpes herpes encephalitis herpes genitalis herpes gestationis Herpes Gladiatorum herpes iris herpes labialis herpes menstrualis herpes pigeon virus 1 herpes simiae herpes simplex herpes simplex encephalitis herpes simplex keratitis herpes simplex test herpes simplex virus herpes virus Herpes viruses herpes zoster			Heroes of Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Heroes of Might and Magic 4 Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Newerth Heroes of Socialist Labor Heroes of the Lance Heroes of the Nation Heroes of ZiGz Heroess Heroh Sports University heroic heroic heroic heroic heroic achievement Heroic Age heroic ages heroic couplet heroic couplet Heroic couplets Heroic couplets Heroic Cycle heroic drama Heroic epic Heroic epic Heroic fantasy Heroic martyrdom Heroic martyrdom Heroic Medicine heroic meter Heroic myth Heroic myth heroic poem heroic poetry Heroic romance heroic stanza heroic stanza heroic surgery heroic tale heroic tenor heroic therapy Heroic treatment heroic verse Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza heroical heroical heroical heroical heroically heroically heroically heroically heroicalness heroicalness heroicalness heroicalness Heroicness Heroico Puerto Guaymas de Zaragoza Heroicomic

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