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The tools of Asclepius : surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times /
In The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the surgical instruments and paraphernalia used by Greco-Roman pharmacists, physicians and surgeons.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Studies in ancient medicine ;
v. 43. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Sources; Abbreviations, Short Titles; Primary Sources and Translations; Traditional Latin Titles of Greek Works and Their Short Titles in English; List of Figures; Acknowledgements and Permissions for Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Study of the Instruments in Modern Times; Earlier Work on the Instruments; Emphasis on Nomenclature; Surgeons: Training and Practice; Design and Manufacture of Tools; Materials, Characteristics, and Quality of Tools and Paraphernalia; How Successful were the Surgeries?; Chapter 2 Hippocratic Surgeries and Surgical Tools; Cupping Vessels.
- Cutting and Puncturing InstrumentsCauteries; Probes; Bone and Tooth Instruments; Forceps, Retractors; Gynecological Tools; Tubes; Speculum?; 'Hippocratic' Survivals; Chapter 3 The Hellenistic Contribution; Chapter 4 Tools of the Empire; Cupping Vessels; Cutting and Puncturing Instruments; Probes (Including Spatulas and Spoons); Needles; Cauteries; Retractors and Hooks; Bone and Tooth Instruments; Tubes; Forceps; Gynecological and Obstetrical Instruments; Miscellaneous Parasurgical Items; Vessels/Containers; Appendix: Materials, Sutures, Plugs, 'Tents', etc.; Postscript; Bibliography.
- General IndexGreek Index; Latin Index; Figures.