Doctors and Medicine

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  1. 3. A concentrated herbal extract used as medicine in medieval times.
  2. 5. The promotion of fraudulent or ineffective medical treatments, common in medieval times.
  3. 7. A deadly disease, such as the Black Death, that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages.
  4. 8. The study and use of plants for medicinal purposes, a prominent practice in medieval medicine.
  5. 10. AND PESTLE A Tools used by apothecaries to grind herbs and other ingredients for medicines.
  6. 11. SALVE Ointments or balms applied to wounds for healing and prevention of infection.
  7. 12. The practice of bloodletting, a common medical treatment in the Middle Ages.
  8. 14. A trained medical practitioner who provided medical care in the Middle Ages.
  9. 16. A person who prepared and sold medicines and herbal remedies in the Middle Ages.
  10. 19. REMEDIES Various concoctions, potions, and treatments used by medieval doctors and healers to alleviate ailments.
  11. 20. A soft, moist mass of herbs or other materials applied to the body as a healing treatment.
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  1. 1. THEORY Medical theories based on the teachings of the ancient Greek physician Galen, widely accepted in the Middle Ages.
  2. 2. A hospital or medical facility for the care of the sick or injured in medieval times.
  3. 4. SURGERY Medical procedures performed in the Middle Ages, often with crude tools and techniques.
  4. 6. A fragrant resinous substance used in medieval medicine for its healing properties.
  5. 9. Belief that the alignment of celestial bodies influenced health and medicine in the Middle Ages.
  6. 13. Ancient Greek physician whose medical theories heavily influenced medieval medicine.
  7. 15. HEALING Healing rituals and prayers performed by priests and monks as part of medieval medicine.
  8. 17. Blood-sucking creatures used in medieval medicine to "balance humors."
  9. 18. KNIFE Sharp instrument used by medieval doctors for bloodletting procedures.