See Also: Celsus, Aulus Cornelius(encyclopedia)
Celsus, Aulus Cornelius(medicine)
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Celsus' vitiligo(medicine)
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Celsus' papules(medicine)
Celsus' area(medicine)
Cornelius (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Vanderbilt, Cornelius(encyclopedia)
Lobry de Bruyn, Cornelius(medicine)

Celsus, Aulus Cornelius (sh)




flourished 1st century AD

Roman medical writer.

His famous treatise De medicina, a major source of knowledge of early medicine, shows that it was remarkably advanced, urging cleanliness and use of antiseptics, describing facial skin grafting, and stating the four cardinal signs of inflammation. The book's three parts discuss diseases requiring diet, drug, or surgical therapy.