De Medicina
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De Medicina is an influential first-century AD medical treatise by the Roman encyclopedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus, covering topics such as diet, pharmacology, surgery, and general medical practice in ancient Rome.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Medicina canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Roman work
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medical treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | De Medicina libri octo ⓘ |
| author | Aulus Cornelius Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later medical historians ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| covers |
dental problems
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eye diseases ⓘ fevers ⓘ general medical theory ⓘ hygiene ⓘ internal diseases ⓘ pharmacological preparations ⓘ regimen and diet ⓘ skin diseases ⓘ surgical techniques ⓘ treatment of dislocations ⓘ treatment of fractures ⓘ treatment of wounds ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| describes |
ancient Roman medical practice
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use of cautery ⓘ use of ligatures ⓘ use of surgical instruments ⓘ |
| firstPrintedEdition | 1478 ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedic work
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medical literature ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important surviving sources on Roman medicine ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Renaissance medicine
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history of surgery ⓘ later Roman medicine ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear Latin style
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systematic organization of medical knowledge ⓘ |
| partOf | larger encyclopedic work by Celsus ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
empirical orientation
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skeptical of speculative theory ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| statusOfLargerWork | other parts lost ⓘ |
| structure | eight books ⓘ |
| subject |
dietetics
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medical ethics ⓘ medicine ⓘ pathology ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ surgery ⓘ therapy ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard medical reference in the Renaissance ⓘ |
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