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Barber Surgeons

In the late Middle Ages barbers who also let blood, sold unguents, pulled teeth, applied cups, and gave enemas. They generally had the right to practice surgery. By the 18th century barbers continued to practice minor surgery and dentistry and many famous surgeons acquired their skill in the shops of barbers. (From Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed, pp402, 568, 658)

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In the late Middle Ages barbers who also let blood, sold unguents, pulled teeth, applied cups, and gave enemas. They generally had the right to practice surgery. By the 18th century barbers continued to practice minor surgery and dentistry and many famous surgeons acquired their skill in the shops of barbers. (From Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed, pp402, 568, 658)

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3 entry terms
  • Surgeons, Barber
  • Barber Surgeon
  • Surgeon, Barber

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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  • Barbering/history (1966-1995)
  • Surgery/history (1966-1995)

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  1. M01w.526.485.810w.910w.500w
  2. N02.360.810w.910w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Barber Surgeons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019024. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019024
  2. Barber Surgeons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_surgeon
  3. Barber Surgeons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781850