De re medica : accessurus index vocabulorum omnium, et cujuscunque ad rem pertinentis more dictionarii in usum humanitatis et medicinae studiosorum
Aulus Cornelius Celsus, 1766
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About this book
On the subject of medicine : an index of all terms, and of any relevant to the subject, in the manner of a dictionary for the use of humanities and medical students. Note inside front cover: "From Sir Alexander MacCormick.".
Edition: Glasguae : excudebat Gulielmus Ball, [etc.], 1766.
The work of Celsus is usually agreed to be our best knowledge of Roman medicine. Despite him being one of the greatest medical writers, it is generally contentious to whether he ever practiced medicine himself.
