Canterbury TalesBy Geoffrey ChaucerThe Doctor
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The medieval doctors relied on the constellations and the alignment of the planets as their way of figuring out the patients condition. It was assumed that the stars had a direct influence on the human body. The theory was comprised of four "humors" and three "spirits". Early doctors attended courses at an early school of medicine. The most famous school was found in Salerno, Spain. Once the five years of study was finished along with two exams, you were pretty much a doctor once you got your license to practice. When the plague came around, most doctors would try to help but only resulted in making things much worse. Medical practices in Europe were less advanced than they were in the Middle East.
Medieval surgical instruments included scissors, razors, lancets, needles and speculums. Practical anatomy of the human body such as studying corpses were rarely studied...