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30 Μαΐ 2019 · Learn about historical causes of death over time, as well as modern definitions of old diseases and archaic medical terms.
Many diseases have had multiple names throughout their history. 'Ague' (an infectious fever), 'grippe' (flu), and 'dropsy' (edema) are just a few. Here are the stories behind some old-fashioned names for what ails you.
9 Οκτ 2023 · Some illnesses and medical conditions go by names that echo that of a particular infectious microorganism that researchers have discovered as the underlying cause of the illness. What was once known as 'the grip' is now called influenza (or informally, the flu), after the virus that causes it.
GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMS USED IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. Information from Dr Johnson's Dictionary, first published in 1755, is shown in red. This gives the meaning of the terms as generally understood in the middle of the 18th century.
21 Φεβ 2024 · 80 Old Time Illnesses and Their Current Names. When doing our genealogy research, whether looking at death certificates, newspaper articles, or other sources, we are often faced with different terminology for things. Nowhere is that more evident than in medical terminology.
24 Οκτ 2017 · Diseases get their names from a variety of sources — from Latin or Greek root words to place names to the clinician who discovered them.
Many old terms for diseases and ailments have been replaced by modern medical names. King’s evil, for example, is swollen neck glands (caused by tuberculosis). St. Vitus dance, sometimes called chorea or viper’s dance, was the term for nervous twitches.
