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GCSE History · key term
A university-trained medical practitioner who diagnosed illness and recommended treatments.
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Paper 2
A doctor who diagnoses illness and recommends treatment; medieval physicians typically studied medicine at university.
Revise: Medieval MedicineTwo particularly influential figures were Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, and Galen, a physician in the Roman world. Medieval doctors studied their writings and used their ideas to explain illness and choose treatments.
Distinguish university-trained physicians from practitioners who learnt through apprenticeships or family and community experience.
Distinguish practitioners using specific tasks: physicians diagnosed, apothecaries prepared remedies, and barber surgeons performed practical procedures.
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A university-trained medical practitioner who diagnosed illness and prescribed treatments, usually charging high fees.
Paper 1
A university-trained medical practitioner who diagnosed illness and recommended treatment.
Revise: Approaches to Prevention and TreatmentA physician who diagnosed an excess of a humour therefore recommended a treatment intended to remove it or counteract it.