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Medical Scıences 6
C. Read the text and complete the table with information about the four cures.
Who used it? Was it ever effective?
Mercury
Corpse medicines
Faecal ointments
Faecal transplants
D. Match the words underlined in the text with their
synonyms.
1. ground up ailment
2. illness healing
3. remedy treatment
4. repulsive poisonous
5. restorative faeces
6. dung fitness
7. toxic crumbled
8. vigour revolting
E. Answer the questions.
1. What effect was mercury thought to have?
2. What parts of the body does mercury damage?
3. Why did Roman people want the corpses of
gladiators?
4. Which parts of the body were used to make corpse
medicine?
5. What illness can animal dung cause?
6. Why might animal dung be an effective ointment
sometimes?
7. What kinds of problem can a faecal transplant
cure?
8. What was ancient Chinese yellow soup?
F. Research another ancient medical practice and
present it to your group.
1. Where and when did the practice take place?
2. What was it meant to cure?
3. Was it effective?
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