1815-1850: Science and Medicine: Headline Makers
1815-1850: Science and Medicine: Headline Makers
Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879)
Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887)
Asa Gray (1810-1888)
Joseph Henry (1797-1878)
Harriot Kezia Hunt (1805-1875)
Benjamin Silliman Sr. (1779-1864)
More From encyclopedia.com
Indian Medicine , Medicine, Indian
MEDICINE, INDIAN, an ancient, intact, complex holistic healthcare system practiced and used by indigenous peoples worldwide, is more… Tropical Medicine , tropical medicine (trop-ikăl) n. the study of diseases more commonly found in tropical regions than elsewhere, such as malaria, leprosy, trypanosomia… Patent Medicine , Patent medicines first appeared in England in the 1600s. When a medication was patented, its formula was owned by the patent holder. No one else coul… Internal Medicine , in·ter·nal med·i·cine • n. a branch of medicine specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases. Holistic Medicine , Definition
Holistic medicine is a term used to describe therapies that attempt to treat the patient as a whole person. That is, instead of treating a… Drug-induced Dyskinesia , Definition
Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder consisting of abnormal, involuntary body movements caused by certain medicines. It is usuall…
About this article
1815-1850: Science and Medicine: Headline Makers
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
1815-1850: Science and Medicine: Headline Makers