Doctor Bleeding A Patient is a photograph by Jean-loup Charmet/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 27th, 2018.
Doctor Bleeding A Patient
Doctor bleeding a patient. Illustration of a 16th century doctor practising bloodletting on a female patient. Doctors at this time followed Greek... more
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Doctor Bleeding A Patient
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Jean-loup Charmet/science Photo Library
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Doctor bleeding a patient. Illustration of a 16th century doctor practising bloodletting on a female patient. Doctors at this time followed Greek theories of medicine, explaining diseases in terms of imbalances of humours" (bodily fluids). Bleeding was often used in an attempt to restore this balance. Bloodletting was practiced in Europe until the late 19th century. Artwork by Jean Droit, c. 1930."
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