A caesarian section is an operation to take a baby out of its mother’s body if the mother cannot have her baby naturally. The pregnant mother’s abdomen is cut open, and the baby is lifted out. The first person to ...Read more
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There are different theories about the origin of the name, ‘caesarian section’. One theory is that the operation was named after Julius Caesar because he was taken from his mother’s abdomen after it was cut open. Another theory is that ...Read more
Bacteria are one-celled organisms that you can see only through a microscope. Bacteria are all around us, but the first person to actually see bacteria was Anton van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch draper who made microscopes as a hobby. In 1674, ...Read more
Harvey was an English physician who was the first to describe accurately how blood was pumped around the body by the heart. Most people of the day believed that food was converted into blood by the liver, and then, was ...Read more
Hieronymus Fabricius was a Professor of anatomy and surgery in 1565. By dissecting animals, Fabricius investigated the formation of the foetus, the structure of the oesophagus, stomach and bowels, and the peculiarities of the eye, the ear and the larynx. ...Read more
Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian anatomist and physician whose dissections of the human body and descriptions of his finding helped to correct misconceptions prevailing since ancient times. Vesalius showed that the observations made by Galen which were taught in medical ...Read more
Parallel to art and literature, medicine also flourished in the West during the Renaissance. one of the physicians to contribute greatly to the world of medicine during then was Lanfranc de Milan. he would tap the skull and if the ...Read more
Al-Razi was one of the most important physicians of medieval times. he compiled a comprehensive book on medicine known as ‘the Hawai’ which included all medical knowledge of the time, including work handed down from the ancient Greeks. he was ...Read more
Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi(Persian physician), he is best known for ‘The Royal Book’, one of the most comprehensive writings in early medical literature. so great was its fame that it was translated twice into Latin. The first half of his ...Read more
Al-Zahrawi, known as Albucasis in the west, was one of the most renowned surgeons who devoted his entire life to the advancement of surgery. he is best known for his early and original breakthroughs in surgery, as well as for ...Read more