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Uroscopy is the
historical medical practice of
visually examining a patient's
urine to
diagnose diseases or
medical conditions. It is an
ancient technique...
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uroscopy and
introduced the matula, a
round flask used to
examine urine; and
Joannes Actuarius, who
wrote a
series of
books on
uroscopy in seven...
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mellitus got its name
because the
urine is
plentiful and sweet. The name
uroscopy refers to any
visual examination of the urine,
including microscopy, although...
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place to die,
appeared in the
Byzantine Empire.
Although the
concept of
uroscopy was
known to Galen, he did not see the
importance of
using it to localize...
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Doctor performing uroscopy (from a
Latin translation of a work by al-Razi, 1466)...
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Theophilus Protospatharius,
holding a blue-gray
uroscopy flask,
depicted in a 13th-century m****cript...
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Byzantine physician John
Zacharias Aktouarios,
known for his
contributions to
uroscopy, physiology, and pharmacology. It
highlights Aktouarios'
original theories...
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Relief on the
Campanile representing Medicine,
depicting the
practice of
uroscopy....
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spectrum of
medieval European medical knowledge and technique,
including uroscopy, astrology, bloodletting, the
treatment of wounds, plague,
anatomical dissection...
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bottom right holds a
urine flask,
likely referencing the
practice of
uroscopy.
Other physicians examine the flask,
holding perfumed canes to
their noses...
