Medical Timeline

  • Ancient Greek Medicine
    500 BCE

    Ancient Greek Medicine

    There were attempts to identify the material causes for illnesses rather than spiritual ones. Greek medical practitioners, then, began to take a greater interest in the body itself and to explore the connection between cause and effect and the symptoms to the illness itself
  • Microscope

    Microscope

    The development of the microscope allowed scientists to make new insights into the body and disease.
  • Blood Cells

    Blood Cells

    Blood cells make up. about half the amount of blood. These cells form inside bone marrow which is a soft tissue inside bones
  • Homeopathy

    Homeopathy

    Homeopathy is a form of medical care. Its a drug that creates symptoms, or signs, of illness in a healthy person that can be used to treat the same symptoms in a sick person.
  • Stethoscope

    Stethoscope

    stethoscope is a medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced in the body and especially those of the heart and lungs.
  • Syringe

    Syringe

    a device that consists of a nozzle of varying length and a compressible rubber bulb and is used for injection or irrigation
  • Germs

    Germs

    Germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease
  • Contact lenses

    Contact lenses

    They correct refractive errors to make your vision clearer
  • Chiropractors

    Chiropractors

    Chiropractors evaluate and treat patients skeletal system which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
  • X Rays

    X Rays

    An X-ray is a picture which is taken using a form of radiation that is able to pass through the body to create a digital X-ray image
  • Band Aid

    Band Aid

    used for a small adhesive strip with a gauze pad for covering minor wounds.
  • DNA

    DNA

    DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
  • Kidney Transplant

    Kidney Transplant

    A kidney transplant is the transfer of a healthy kidney from one person into the body of a person who has little or no kidney function
  • Heart Transplant

    Heart Transplant

    A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one
  • CAT Scans

    CAT Scans

    CAT Scans diagnose muscle and bone disorders, such as bone tumors and fractures.
  • HIV

    HIV

    HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS
  • 3D Printing Body Parts

    3D Printing Body Parts

    Multilayered skin, bones, muscle structures, blood vessels, retinal tissue and even mini-organs
  • Cloning

    Cloning

    Cloning is used to create an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue or organism
  • Telesurgery

    Telesurgery

    Telesurgery is a medical technology that allows a surgeon to operate long distance with a machine.
  • Gene Editing

    Gene Editing

    is a group of technologies that give scientists the ability to change an organism's DNA.