Medical inventions
Use in a sentence: Stethoscope
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Discovered in 1885, this breakthrough allowed doctors to see bones.
X-rays
This procedure requires another person to donate a part of the body that helps maintain mineral balance, convert Vitamin D, maintain fluid balance and filter blood.
Kidney transplant.
A hygiene protocol we often use more than 5 times a day.
Washing hands.
This device was invented in 1898 and used mostly by the elderly.
The electric hearing aid.
Discovered in 1674, but later speculated by Louis Pasteur to be the cause of infection and disease.
Bacteria.
This procedure is very common now, although first thought to be a cheap gimmick. This procedure could be dangerous if over exposed to the radiation involved.
x-ray.
A way to protect from cavities and bad bacteria (bonus: something else we can use 30 minutes after eating starting with X).
Brush teeth, Xylitol.
When was the contact lens invented (bonus: by whom)?
1887, Adolf Guston Eugen Fick
This Hormone was only discovered in 1921 and is still mislabeled today. It helps with energy production and cell health.
Vitamin D.
This procedure uses a laser to restore vision.
Laser eye surgery.
Something best done at least once a year, perhaps twice a year for older people.
Health check.