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Evolution Of Surgery And Surgical Instruments In Science, Shelbi Royster
Evolution Of Surgery And Surgical Instruments In Science, Shelbi Royster
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The professionalism of the medical field developed in ancient Greece through the Hippocratic Corpus. This is one of first Greek writings on medical practices and the tools associated with different medical practices as well. Although medicine and its practices were defined from different writers, the medical field was not a popular profession to enter in the Greek world. Educational occupations such as philosophy were more sought after, especially with superstitions of the Greeks.