| Question 1: Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50) was a Roman encyclopedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger ________. | |||
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| Question 2: ________ used the Greek word carcinos, meaning crab or crayfish, to refer to malignant tumors. | |||
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| Question 3: He has been identified as the possible dedicator of a gravestone in ________, but it has also been supposed that he lived in Narbonese Gaul, because he refers to a species of vine (marcum) which, according to Pliny,[3] was native to that region. | |||
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| Question 4: In the "Prooemium" or introduction to De Medicina there is an early discussion of the relevance of theory to medical practice and the pros and cons of both ________ and human experimentation. | |||
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| Question 5: The De Medicina is a primary source on diet, ________, surgery and related fields, and it is one of the best sources concerning medical knowledge in the Roman world. | |||
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| Question 6: The lost portions of his encyclopedia likely included volumes on agriculture, law, ________, and military arts. | |||
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| Question 7: [1] Some incidental expressions in his De Medicina suggest that he lived under the reigns of ________ and Tiberius; which is confirmed by the way in which he refers to Themison as being recently in his old age. | |||
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| Question 8: He goes into great detail regarding the preparation of numerous ancient medicinal remedies including the preparation of ________. | |||
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| Question 9: Even his ________ is uncertain; he has been called both Aurelius and Aulus, with the latter being more plausible. | |||
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| Question 10: In addition, he describes many 1st century Roman surgical procedures which included removal of a ________, treatment for bladder stones, and the setting of fractures. | |||
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