The "torpedo" effect in medicine

被引：26

作者：

Tsoucalas, Gregory ^{[1
]}

Karamanou, Marianna ^{[1
]}

Lymperi, Maria ^{[2
]}

Gennimata, Vassiliki ^{[3
]}

Androutsos, George ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Athens, Med Sch, Dept Hist Med, Athens, Greece

[2] Univ Athens, Med Sch, Hippokrat Hosp, Propaedeut Dept Surg 1, Athens, Greece

[3] Univ Athens, Med Sch, Dept Microbiol, Athens, Greece

来源：

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HEALTH | 2014年 / 65卷 / 02期

关键词：

narke; Galen; Francesco Redi; Henry Cavendish; electrotherapy;

D O I：

10.5603/IMH.2014.0015

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The natural electrical phenomena fascinated humans since antiquity. The electrical discharges produced by the torpedo fish were highly appreciated among ancient physicians as Hippocrates, Scribonius Largus and Galen and were prescribed for headache, gout and prolapsed anus. In the medieval period, torpedo's electrical properties were attributed to occult powers, while Renaissance physicians' and scientists' studied the anatomy and mechanical nature of the provoked shock paving the way for the discovery of the electrical nature of torpedo's activity and the evolution of electrotherapy.

引用

页码：65 / 67

页数：3

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