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Medicine in the Nineteenth Century

Medicine in the Nineteenth Century

Medical knowledge and understanding at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the Nineteenth Century changes the understanding of the causes of disease and developments in surgery and hospital treatment. The nineteenth century was one of the most important eras in the history of medicine as many new cures and technologies were discovered. By the end of the century, social conditions had improved, medicine was more complex, treatments were more widely offered and technology was more advanced along with many other improvements.