Medicine The Definitive Illustrated History

Medicinetellsthefascinatingstoryofthediscipline,fromancienttimestothepresentday,chartingdevelopmentsinhealing,diagnosis,surgery,anddrugsinavividlyvisualandaccessibleformat.Followthegorypitfallsandthemiraculousbreakthroughsofmedicalhistoryfromtrepanning,bloodletting,andbodysnatchingtothelatestdevelopmentsinIVFandgenetherapy.Cleardiagramsexplainmajordiseases,suchascancer,andenhanceunderstandingofhumananatomy,surgicalinstruments,andtheprogressionoftreatmentoverthecenturies,settingthegreatmilestonesofmedicalhistoryintheirwidersocialcontext.Acomplementaryillustratedreferencesectionprofilesallthemainbodysystemsandorgansandexplainstheirrelevanceintermsoftheadvancementofmedicine.Acompellingblendofrivetingstories,accessibleinformation,andstrikingillustrations,andcreatedinassociationwiththeSmithsonianInstitution,Medicineshowsandtellshowmedicinehasevolvedintothelifesavingdisciplineitistoday.,