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heroic medicine

heroic medicine noun: any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.

Noun

heroic medicine (countable and uncountable, plural heroic medicines)

  1. Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.
    • Heroic medicine included the practices of bloodletting, intestinal purging, and blistering.

Forms of heroic medicine

pluralheroic medicines

Questions about heroic medicine

What does heroic medicine mean?
Heroic medicine means any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.
What part of speech is heroic medicine?
Heroic medicine is a noun.
What is the plural of heroic medicine?
The plural of heroic medicine is heroic medicines.

Words near heroic medicine in the dictionary

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  8. heroic meter
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