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There were four elements

Earth,
Fire,
Water
and Air

The four humors are liquids

black bile,
yellow bile,
phlegm,
and blood

Medieval Medical Theory


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Medicine included all sorts of interventions, bleeding, leeches, and herbal concoctions. Sometimes surgery.

There was no understanding of how infections spread. It was assumed that the bad smell was the agent of infection.

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