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The role of female physiology in Galen's treatises on phlebotomy
| Resumo: | Though phlebotomy is a well-documented practice since Hippocrates, only after Galen has its use become widespread in all types of diseases. Both in the configuration of the theory explaining its beneficial effects and in the particulars of its practice, women were especially relevant as clinical cases. In this article, the presence of women in Galen's treatises on phlebotomy will be examined, in order to establish if the arguments concerning female physiology on which the author grounds this practice actually justify the treatment. |
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| Autores principais: | Durán-Mañas, Mónica |
| Assunto: | Galeno flebotomia fisiologia pletora mulher Hipócrates Galen phlebotomy physiology plethora woman Hippocrates Galeno flebotomía fisiología plétora mujer Hipócrates Galien phlébotomie physiologie pléthore femme Hippocrate |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Aveiro |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| Origem: | Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate |
| Resumo: | Though phlebotomy is a well-documented practice since Hippocrates, only after Galen has its use become widespread in all types of diseases. Both in the configuration of the theory explaining its beneficial effects and in the particulars of its practice, women were especially relevant as clinical cases. In this article, the presence of women in Galen's treatises on phlebotomy will be examined, in order to establish if the arguments concerning female physiology on which the author grounds this practice actually justify the treatment. |
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