heroic medicine
heroic medicine · heroic medicines
Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century,…Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.
Heroic medicine included the practices of bloodletting, intestinal purging, and blistering.
Forms
plural: heroic medicines| Singular | heroic medicine |
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