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GCSE History · key term
A practitioner who cut hair and performed procedures such as tooth extraction, bloodletting and some operations, usually learning through an apprenticeship.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Medical ProgressBarber-surgeons performed procedures such as tooth extraction as well as cutting hair. Rather than attending university, they commonly learnt practical skills through an apprenticeship with an experienced practitioner.
A practitioner who performed operations and other practical treatments, usually learning through apprenticeship rather than university study.
Explain opposition with specific evidence: Sylvius defended Galen, Paré faced prejudice against barber-surgeons, and Harvey lost patients.
Distinguish practitioners using specific tasks: physicians diagnosed, apothecaries prepared remedies, and barber surgeons performed practical procedures.
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Paper 1
A practitioner who cut hair and carried out procedures such as bloodletting, tooth extraction and surgery.
Revise: Approaches to Prevention and TreatmentBarber surgeons combined cutting hair with procedures such as bloodletting and pulling teeth. Some also set broken bones, removed arrows or amputated limbs. Many learned by observing experienced practitioners, although skill and training varied considerably.