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2. Edwin Smith (Egyptologist) - Wikipedia

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   Smith was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, [1] [2] and lived in Egypt during the latter half of the 19th century. In 1862 he came temporarily into possession of a medical papyrus which was sold by its Egyptian owner to Georg Ebers in 1873 and published by Ebers in 1875. [3] It was thus best known as the Ebers Papyrus.

3. Edwin Smith Papyrus - Wikipedia

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   The Edwin Smith Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text, named after Edwin Smith who bought it in 1862, and the oldest known surgical treatise [2] on trauma.. This document, which may have been a manual of military surgery, describes 48 cases of injuries, fractures, wounds, dislocations and tumors. [3]

4. Egyptian medical papyri - Wikipedia

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   Egyptian medical papyri are ancient Egyptian texts written on papyrus which permit a glimpse at medical procedures and practices in ancient Egypt. These papyri give details on disease, diagnosis , and remedies of disease, which include herbal remedies , surgery, and magical incantations .

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6. Ancient Egyptian medicine - Wikipedia

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   The ancient Egyptians were known to use honey as medicine, and the juices of pomegranates served as both an astringent and a delicacy. [17] In the Ebers Papyrus, there are over 800 remedies; some were topical-like ointments and wrappings, others were oral medication such as pills and mouth rinses; still others were taken through inhalation.

7. Heka (god) - Wikipedia

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   Heka (/ ˈ h ɛ k ə /; Ancient Egyptian: ḥkꜣ(w); [1] Coptic: ϩⲓⲕ hik; [2] also transliterated Hekau) was the deification of magic and medicine [3] in ancient Egypt. The name is the Egyptian word for "magic". According to Egyptian literature (Coffin text, spell 261), Heka existed "before duality had yet come into being.

8. Ancient Egyptian anatomical studies - Wikipedia

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   People belonging to the Egyptian nation were the first to make a written record of anatomical studies. [1] [2] [3] Manetho is thought to have recorded the work of an early anatomist. In his work History of Egypt Manetho states the pharaoh Djer was an

9. History of medical diagnosis - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Egyptians believed that the relationship a person has with the universe determines their health. [3] Hence, they did not make a significant difference between medicine and magic, [ 3 ] Ebers Papyrus implemented the basic concept of health and disease, which says that the body has twenty-two mtw (vessels) that connect to the body with ...