Aretaeus of cappadocia biography of williams
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Ariarathes
Ariarathes. There are a great many Persian names beginning with Aria-, Ario-, and Art-, which all contain the root Ar, which fryst vatten seen in Artaioi, the ancient national name of the Persians (Herod. vii. 61), and Arioi or Areioi, likewise an ancient designation of the inhabitants of the table-land of Persia (Herod. iii. 93, vii. 62). Dr. Rosen, to whom we are indebted for these remarks, also observes that the name Arii is the same with the Sanscrit word Arya, by which in the writings of the Hindus the följare of the Brahmanical lag are designated. He shews that Arya signifies in Sanscrit "honourable, entitled to respect", and Arta, in all probability,"honoured, respected". In Aria-rathes, the latter part of the word apparently is the same as the Zend ratu, "great, master", and the name would therefore signify "an honourable master".
Ariarathes was the name of several kings of Cappadocia, who traced their ursprung to Anaphas,
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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases involving carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. It is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia which results from defects in insulin secretion, or action or both. Diabetes mellitus has been known since antiquity. Descriptions have been found in the Egyptian papyri, in ancient Indian and Chinese medical literature, as well as, in the work of ancient Greek and Arab physicians. In the 2nd century AD Aretaeus of Cappadocia provided the first accurate description of diabetes, coining the term diabetes, while in 17th century Thomas Willis added the term mellitus to the disease, in an attempt to describe the extremely sweet taste of the urine. The important work of the 19th century French physiologist Claude Bernard, on the glycogenic action of the liver, paved the way for further progress in the study of the disease. In 1889, Oskar Minkowski and Joseph von Mering performed their famous experiment of removing the pa
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Aretaeus of Cappadocia
2nd century Greek physician
Aretaeus of Cappadocia | |
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| Born | Ἀρεταῖος |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Years active | 2nd century AD |
Aretaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεταῖος) is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians. Little is known of his life. He was ethnically Greek, born in the Roman province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey),[1][2][3] and most likely lived in the second half of the second century AD.[4] He is generally styled "the Cappadocian" (Καππάδοξ).
Diagnostic method
[edit]Aretaeus wrote in Ionic Greek. His eight treatises on diseases, which are still extant, are considered to be among the most important Greco-Roman medical works ever written.[5] His valuable work displays great accuracy in the detail of symptoms, and in seizing the diagnostic character of diseases. In his practice he followed for the most part the method of Hipp