Medicine Through Out the Ages Crossword
This is a crossword of the key words that you need for the Medicine Through Time secton for Edexcel History GCSE
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An old term for illnesses that involve fever and fits of shivering
Ague
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A house founded by charity, offering accommodation for the poor
Almshouse
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Medicine that uses herbs and other natural remedies, as well as therapies such as acupuncture instead of drugs
Alternative medicine
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The cutting off of a limb from the body
Amputation
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A substance that affects your nervous system so that you are less aware of sensation and can't feel pain
Anaesthetic
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The structure of the body
Anatomy
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Drugs that stop infections caused by Bacteria
Antibiotics
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Something that fights against sepsis and the microbes that create infection
Antiseptic
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A place where remedies and ointments could be bought from an untrained doctor
Apothecary
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The study of the stars and planets and how they were thought to affect humans
Astrology
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An old type of hospital for those who were mentally ill
Asylum
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A thick, bitter fluid produced by the liver thought to be one of the Four Humours
Bile
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A highly infectious disease that spread throughout Europe numerous times and was spread by rats.
Black Death
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The drawing of blood from a patient by a doctor thought to be an effective treatment
Bloodletting
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The use of heat to seal the blood vessels and stop bleeding
Cautery
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A pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage for homes that were not connected to a sewer
Cesspit
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Thread-like structures found in most living cells that carry genetic information
Chromosomes
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The international organistation of all Christian believers that had control of medicine up until the Medical Renaissance.
The Church
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Using cells from one organisms to make another identical organism
Cloning
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Using radioation to take high powered x-ray photographs
Crystallography
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Identifying an illness by examining symptoms
Diagnosis
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Cutting open a body to examine its internal structure
Dissection
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A severe outbreak of an infectious illnesses
Epidemic
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A set of moral principles followed by members of a profession such as medical ethics
Ethics
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People who whip themselves as a punishment and to show God that they are sorry, and so have mercy on them during Epidemics
Flagellants
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Traditional remedies practised by ordinary people, not doctors, and passed down through history, often by word-of-mouth
Folk Remedies
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A theory by Hippocrates and Galen to explain illnesses as an imbalance of these.
Four Humours
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The study of genes and inherited characteristics
Genetics
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Conditions or practices, especially cleanliness, that maintain health and prevent disease
Hygiene
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Making someone immune to infection, usually by vaccination
Immunisation
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The period 1750-1900 when there were rapid changes in the way work and industry were carried out
Industrial Revolution
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The idea that government should not interfere too much with industry, the economy and private business.
Laissez-faire
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A blood-sucking worm, often used by a doctor to bloodlet
Leech
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A thread ties around a blood vessel to stop bleeding
Ligature
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A chemical drug that kills the microbe causing a specific disease without harming the rest of the body.
Magic Bullet
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The theory that disease was caused by poisonous vapours in the air
Miasma
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Micro-organisms, especially bacteria causing disease
Microbes
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A woman or now-a-days also a man who assists a woman in childbirth
Midwife
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An organisation set up by the government in 1948 to give free healthcare to all.
NHS
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A mixture that has been created by one person or company and is sold under a particular brand name, which makes it more expensive
Patent Medicine
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A trained doctor
Physician
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The standard of living conditions and general health of the people
Public Health
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Getting rid of bad or excess humurs by making someone be sick or have diarrhoea
Purging
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The situation where someone who may have an infectious illness is isolated from other people to prevent the disease spreading
Quarantine
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The use of radiation in medicine, often to attack cancer
Radiotherapy
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A period of challenges and divisions within the Christian Church
Reformation
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A period in the 16th and 17th Centuries where people thought they were reviving Ancient Greek and Roman culture but also made new discoveries
Renaissance
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A group set up in 1660 to enable educated people to discuss scientific ideas
Royal Society
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An underground system for removing human waste (sewage)
Sewer
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The idea that that rubbish or decaying material itself makes bacteria
Spontaneous Generation
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Bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics
Superbugs
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Someone who deals with wounds or treatments that involve cutting the body
Surgeon
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The process of giving blood from a donor to a patient
Transfusion
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A safe way of stimulating the body's immune system against a particular disease
Vaccination
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The coordination and provision by the government of all matters affecting the health of the people
Welfare State
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An institution where people could go if they could not support themselves; it was expected that they would work in return for their food and bed.
Workhouse
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A house founded by charity, offering accommodation for the poor
Back
Almshouse
Card 3
Front
Medicine that uses herbs and other natural remedies, as well as therapies such as acupuncture instead of drugs
Back
Card 4
Front
The cutting off of a limb from the body
Back
Card 5
Front
A substance that affects your nervous system so that you are less aware of sensation and can't feel pain
Back
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