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Heroic Medicine. History of medicine A popular term used to describe the draconian medical practices of the 18th-19th centuries that included bleeding, blistering, purging, and the use of mercury-and arsenic-based medicines, which are thought to have hastened the demise of George Washington and countless others.
See also disease and illness; drugs; medical specialties. acology. Archaic. the science of therapeutic remedies. acupuncture. the oriental art of inserting fine needles into various parts of the body to treat certain types of disorders. â acupuncturist, n. alexipharmic. an antidotal substance used to expel or resist poison. â alexipharmic, alexipharmac, adj.