Old Time Medical Terms

Old-Fashioned Names for Diseases and …

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Apoplexy. Apoplexy is a now-dated term for what we now call a stroke, or the bleeding of an organ from …

Outdated Terms for Diseases and Conditions - Verywell …

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A number of common medical terms have gone out of style, often in favor of more descriptive and accurate medical terms. But the "old," often colorful names still …

Glossary of Old Medical Terms - Thornber

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The following glossary of medical terms was assembled as part of a project on medicine from 1760-1830 but it includes some terms from a wider period. I have drawn on several …

Old Diseases and Obsolete Medical Terms: Definitions

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A Look Back At Old-Time Medicine - WebMD

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End of an Era. The golden age of patent medicines ended in the early 1900s, notes the FDA web site, when muckraking journalists wrote exposés and the federal …

Old Medical Terms and Diseases | Access Genealogy

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The following is a list of medical terms and diseases that will appear on historic documents. Feel free to print out and share this! Abdominal typhus – A type of typhus fever …

Some Medical Term Used in Old Records

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Some Medical Terms Used in Old Records. Death records, beginning in the late 1880s, generally provided a cause of death. This gives the genealogical researcher clues to the …

Medical Terms and Abbreviations: Merriam …

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Medical Dictionary. Search medical terms and abbreviations with the most up-to-date and comprehensive medical dictionary from the reference experts at Merriam …

List of Old Diseases

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List of Medical Terms found On Old Death Certificates, Doctors Reports and in Old Letters. Many people are using Genealogy to help track medical conditions in their families. This …

5 (Now Defunct) Medical Terms That You Won’t Believe …

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4. Idiot, Imbecile, Moron. From the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak or weak-minded, the term imbecile is actually a medical category used to describe people …