Medieval Europe

One Mistranslated Word Kept Doctors Killing Patients for Three Centuries

A medieval scholar's single mistranslation of an Arabic word kept European doctors killing their patients for three hundred years.

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Medieval EuropeMedicineTranslationIslamic Golden AgeIberian PeninsulaIntellectual History12th CenturyGerard of Cremona

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