Aretaeus of Cappadocia De causis et signis acutorum morborum libri duo
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Aretaeus of Cappadocia

De causis et signis acutorum morborum libri duo

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A treatise on the causes and symptoms of acute diseases — fevers, pneumonia, tetanus. Aretaeus writes with a clarity and clinical precision unusual in ancient medicine.

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  • ΒΙΒΛΙΟΝ *α.

    Aretaeus describes the signs and causes of acute diseases with a clinical precision that rivals Hippocrates, writing in Ionic Greek as an homage to the father of medicine.

    ~3,490 words
  • ΒΙΒΛΙΟΝ *β.

    Aretaeus describes the signs and causes of acute diseases with a clinical precision that rivals Hippocrates, writing in Ionic Greek as an homage to the father of medicine.

    ~6,180 words
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