Medicine & Surgery, Key words & Definitions 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEEdexcel Created by: Charles Lamport-BealeCreated on: 29-05-13 12:58 Apothecary A person who made medicines and ointments using ingredients such as herbs and spices. 1 of 20 Physician A trained Doctor. 2 of 20 Bloodletting The drawing of blood from a patient by a Physician (Doctor) 3 of 20 Reformation A period of challenges and divisions within the Christian Church. 4 of 20 Renaissance (c1500-c1750) A period in the 16th and 17th centuries when people thought they were reviving Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman culture but also made new discoveries. 5 of 20 Royal Society A group set up in 1660 to enable educated people to discuss scientific ideas. 6 of 20 Industrial Revolution (c1750-c1900) A period where there were rapid changes in the way work and industry was organised. 7 of 20 Inoculation A way of giving a patient a mild dose of an illness so that the body builds up its immunity. 8 of 20 Vaccination A safe way of stimulating the body's immune system against a particular disease. 9 of 20 Miasma The theory that disease is caused by poisonous vapours in the air. 10 of 20 Physiology The way organs function within the body, for example, the work of the heart, liver and kidneys. 11 of 20 Spontaneous Generation The idea that rubbish or decaying material creates microbes (small organisms or germs). 12 of 20 Antibiotics Drugs that stop infection caused by bacteria. 13 of 20 Consultant A Doctor specialising in a specific disease or part of the body; usually based in hospital and seeing patients referred by a GP. 14 of 20 Crystallography Using radiation to take a high-power X ray photograph. 15 of 20 General Practitioner (GP) A Doctor who works in a practice dealing directly with the public, has medical knowledge and refers people to specialist (Consultant). 16 of 20 Genetics The study of genes and inherited characteristics. 17 of 20 Magic Bullet A chemical drug that kills microbes causing a specific disease without harming the rest of the body. 18 of 20 National Health Service (NHS) An organisation set up by the Government in 1948 to give free health care to all of the public. This is funded by taxes that the public pay. 19 of 20 Radiotherapy The use of radiation in medicine, often to treat cancer. 20 of 20
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