The barber surgeon takes some pliers out of a case to pull out the bad tooth if you have toothache.
A Tudor cure for a pounding headache . Press a hangmans rope up against the head with the headache. To cure warts, lay half a mouse on the wart for half an hour and then bury it in the ground. As the mouse rots the wart will disappear.
The doctor examined the superior or top section for illness in the head and brain. He looked at the middle section for signs of diseases in the heart, lungs and
A glossary of doctors words
Anaemia : A medical condition that makes you look pale and tired, caused by having too few blood cells. Anaesthetic : A substance that dulls pain. Consumption : A lung disorder leading to a wasting away of the body. Dissect : Cut up something so that it can be examined More closely. Mamaria :A seious disease caused by mosquito bites. Mortar : A bowl used with a pestle to grind spieces and other substances into smaller pieces. Purge : Get rid of, purify. Quack : A person who pretends to be a doctor but is not qualified.
