Medicine among the ancient Maya.
South Med J
; 69(7): 938-40, 1976 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-781854
ABSTRACT
Medicine among the ancient Mayas was a blend of religion and science. It was practiced by priests who inherited their position and received extensive education. The Mayas sutured wounds with human hair, reduced fractures, and used casts. They were skillful dental surgeons and made prostheses from jade and turquoise and filled teeth with iron pyrite. Three clinical diseases, pinta, leishmaniasis, and yellow fever, and several psychiatric syndromes were described.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Indígenas Sul-Americanos
/
História Antiga
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
Idioma:
En
Revista:
South Med J
Ano de publicação:
1976
Tipo de documento:
Article