RE: The Newly Departed thread: announcements (departures)
November 14, 2018 at 4:10 pm
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2018 at 4:12 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(November 14, 2018 at 4:01 pm)Tres Leches Wrote:(November 14, 2018 at 3:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I won’t tell you that, because they are. Leeches have a couple of valid uses, but the only one I can recall at the moment is that they secrete a something or other that is used in clotting disorders. Trepanning is performed to relieve brain swelling.
Boru
Oh, look at that. Now I know who to go to with questions on 12th century medicine.
-Teresa
This...
...is a trephine, an instrument used in modern trepanning. Doesn't look terribly medieval, does it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech#Inte...ith_humans
Quote:They [leeches] are used to help restore circulation after microsurgery to reattach body parts.[41] Other clinical applications include varicose veins, muscle cramps, thrombophlebitis,[43] and osteoarthritis.[44][45]
Now you know who to go to with questions on 21st century medicine. You're welcome.
Boru
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