The Edinburgh School

…In 1755, he was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1757 he began giving clinical lectures. His clear lectures, delivered in English instead of Latin, combined with his accurate diagnoses, attracted many students, and made the Edinburgh School the center of clinical medicine. His main works were De Classification of Diseases (1769) and Outlines of the Practical Medicine (1776-84). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Edinburgh School" is listed below.

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…55年エジンバラ大学化学教授に迎えられ，57年から臨床講義を開始。ラテン語を使わず英語でなされた明快な講義は，的確な診断と相まって学生を雲集せしめ，エジンバラ学派を臨床医学の中心地とした。主著は《疾病分類論》(1769)と《実地医学綱要》(1776‐84)。…

※「エジンバラ学派」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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