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The identity and Work of the Ancient Egyptian Surgeon

Author(s) -

Richard Sullivan

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107689608900813

Subject(s) - identity (music) , medical profession , medicine , surgical procedures , work (physics) , medical practice , surgery , medical education , art , engineering , aesthetics , mechanical engineering

That a well-developed and hierarchical medical profession existed in Pharaonic Egypt is without doubt. What is a matter of contention is the existence of a recognizable surgical profession, or even of the practice of surgery by medically qualified personnel. Palaeoarchaeological specimens that demonstrate some form of surgical procedure are rare. Medical papyri and the treatises of the historians of antiquity provide a far more reliable source of information on surgical practice. They have indicated possible titles for surgeons, and the types of instruments used.

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