The physicians were put through many years of hard training at temple schools where they would study the arts of interrogation, inspection, and palpation. ... The doctors knew a lot about the human body for their time, they were able to study the structure of the brain, cure many illnesses, and set broken bones. ... This papyri is chiefly an internal medicine guide with refrences to diseases of the eye, skin, and some surgical diseases. ... The followers of Hippocrates began a tradition of studying the cause of disease rather than looking solely at the symptoms when prescribing a cure. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School