Bizarre Medical Devices That Were Used During Medieval Times (9 pics)

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Bizarre Medical Devices That Were Used During Medieval Times (9 pics)

Flem: The sharp pointed device used for bloodletting. Medieval physicians believed that any kind of illness was caused by the excess fluid in the body. They thought if excess blood is taken from the body, the internal mechanism would normalize and remove the illness.



№1 Author: Dr. Anonym (17 Jun 2015 08:19) Total user comments: 0


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Enemas are still used.
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№2 Author: loveandhate (17 Jun 2015 12:30) Total user comments: 1571


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And they draw cross on patient head to cure headache
or open up his head to let the devil out
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№3 Author: LewisJones (17 Jun 2015 15:30) Total user comments: 2206


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#9 seems well made for the era.
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№4 Author: Tomaz86 (17 Jun 2015 15:47) Total user comments: 10834


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Thank you for being born at the right time. 37
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№5 Author: saint357 (17 Jun 2015 19:06) Total user comments: 2366


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another one up the ass, seems they were really occupied with getting up someone's ass a lot.
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№6 Author: Phynix4 (17 Jun 2015 20:13) Total user comments: 5461


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thank you modern science and medicine. Quite likely someday our practices will be viewed in the same manner...
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