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500
Veins and Arteries
The difference between veins and arteries was made, this was a important discovery. These two things look similar but do very different functions. This finding came with more research and understanding of the body. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299
Middle ages
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Sep 1, 659
Dental Amalgams
The first use of a substance for tooth fillings, was made up of silver and tin. -
Sep 1, 754
Pharmacies
Pharmacies were established in Baghdad in 754, they prepared compounded medications and helped drastically in aiding the development of knowledge about drugs. -
Sep 6, 900
Rhazes
Persian doctor who discovered the difference between measles and small pox. -
Sep 1, 910
Small Pox
The discovery of the small pox virus was very important because it was a very dangerous illness. Being able to know what it was helped in the diagnosis and prognosis for the illness. -
Sep 1, 1231
Medical Education in Universities
The practice of medicine would be taught to physicians in universities. -
Period: Sep 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Sep 1, 1348
Black Death Outbreak
It killed over forty percent of Europe's population. The outbreak inspired doctors and medical related people to research about medicine, which lead to medical advancements. -
Sep 1, 1536
Ambroise Pare
He introduced the method of tying arteries after amputations, to stop the loss of blood. -
Sep 1, 1543
Vesalius
He published a book which illustrated and explained the human anatomy from his observations of a dissected body. -
Microscope
The microscope was a major help in scientific discovery, it made it possible for a person to see things that were to tiny to see with the naked eye. In 1660 it was used to study bacteria for the first time, it enlarges an image 270 times its normal size. -
Blood Circulation
Blood circulation first described bacteria discovery -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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John Hunter
Founder of pathological anatomy early advocate of Investigation and experiment. -
Rene Laennec
Invented the stethoscope. -
Joseph Lister
Founder of antiseptic medicine and a pioneer in preventive medicine. -
Elizabeth Blackwell
First women to receive a medical degree. -
Cholera
First vaccine for cholera -
Anthrax
First vaccine for anthrax. -
Period: to
Modern world
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Blood Transfusion
First successful human blood transfusion using Landsteiner's ABO blood typing technique. -
Diabetes and Insulin
Insulin first used to treat diabetes. -
Pertussis
First vaccine for pertussis (whooping cough). -
Bernard Fantus
Started the first blood bank. -
Paul Zoll
Develops first cardiac pacemaker to control irregular heartbeats.
