Unit 1 - History of Medicine

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Across
  1. 2. Antiseptics such as "Listerine" are credited to this man
  2. 3. Opium comes from this plant
  3. 5. This famous nurse worked in a military hospital and improved standards of hygiene and sanitation
  4. 8. A practice where "bad blood" is released from the body
  5. 11. The Ancient Romans believed that this is what caused bad health
  6. 12. This substance was used as an anesthetic during surgery in the Middle Ages
  7. 13. A process used by Ancient Egyptians to preserve corpses
  8. 14. Burning a wound with hot metal to stop bleeding
  9. 15. This PREFIX means "stomach"
  10. 16. This PREFIX means "nose"
  11. 17. This substance was used to prevent infections during the Middle Ages
  12. 18. This man pioneered the earliest vaccinations
Down
  1. 1. The primary compound in opium that is used today as an extremely powerful pain medicine
  2. 4. Microbes that cause diseases
  3. 6. This SUFFIX/ENDING means "study of" or "person who studies"
  4. 7. This PREFIX means "head"
  5. 9. A practice where holes are bored into human skulls to release evil spirits or pressure
  6. 10. This SUFFIX/ENDING means "inflammation"
  7. 11. This viral disease caused horrible skin sores and is now eradicated (cured/gone)
  8. 13. This SUFFIX/ENDING means "removal of"