Ancient Medicine & Practices
Greek God of Medicine
Asclepius
path-
disease
disease causing
pathogenic
therapy
treatment
-pathy
disease
"Father of Modern Medicine"
Hippocrates
myx-
mucus
an infection
sepsis
tenalgia
tendon pain
rhe-
Offerings to the gods in return for a favor
Votives
phil-
love
a fever
pyrexia
osteogen
producing bone (tissue)
ly(s)-
destroy
Author of the first Medical Manual
Imhotep
pyret-
fever
a moving part
metakinesis
myxangitis
inflammation of the mucus gland
-genous
producing by
Where the oldest metal (bronze and copper) surgical tools in the world were discovered
Tomb of Qar, Egypt
-ectasia
dilation/enlargement
rhinolithiasis
sarcolysis
destruction of soft tissue
bursting/rupture
-rrhexis