Ancient Greek Medicine

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Our current medical system is not a new concept; it is an idea that has built and forged over the ages, and the Greek culture was and is a major part of this creation. It all started when the ancient people of Greece started to shift from the spiritual world to a natural world. From there they hurled onward in this forward thinking process with hands on medical treatment. With the Greeks outreaching practices the current society is rewarded with their findings, and the world of medicine continues to use those discoveries. The ancient Greek culture changed the world of medicine by exploring the natural world instead a spiritual one, making advanced discoveries through hands on practice, and coming up with innovative teachings that we still …show more content…
He was one of the first Greek philosophers to urge people to accept the fact that injures, diseases, and treatment took place in the natural world and not a spiritual one, and “This approach is widely accepted even today…” (Kleisiaris et. al). Such a monumental movement towards the accelerating world of medicine all started with Hippocrates. This philosopher and his school, Hippocratic School of Medicine, developed medical terms and definitions. They then defined protocols and guidelines for the classification of diseases (Kleisiaris et. al. and MNT Staff). Those methods, terms, and definitions “are considered the gold standards for the diagnosis, management and prevention of diseases” (Kleisiaris et. al.). Hippocrates did not only create these medical terms and definitions, that we still live by today, but he also created a moral code that doctors still swear …show more content…
They are the first culture to have applied scientific healing to healing, and “The influence of early Greek physicians is still seen in the medical profession today” (“Ancient Greek Medicine”). After all of these ages ancient Greek medicine can still be seen in our current medical system. It can be seen through disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Every advancement in our modern medicine has roots in the scientific findings that the ancient Greeks discovered (“Ancient Greek Medicine”). “Modern medicine may be truly described as in essence a creation of the Greeks”

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