Gould Genealogy and History

The observations of early medical men were very thorough as they tried to determine the cause of diseases. They listed every symptom the patients described and compared them with their colleagues' cases. However, despite being very good at recognising symptoms they had little understanding of the causes and had relatively few effective treatments to offer.

For many of the diseases described in this dictionary, the author gives an outline of the symptoms and sometimes the gory sufferings of our ancestors. Flesh is put on the bones of our forebears and gives an insight into their their lives, social conditions and deaths.

Contents:
Acknowledgements
Explanatory Notes
Introduction
a. Basic Medical Terminology
b. Dictionary
c. Non-Medical Terms for Causes of Death
Bibliography