heroic medicine
Noun
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Noun
heroic medicine
- 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.
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