It's the final #WordOnWedensday for May!

This week we are looking for a word you would find in our History of Surgery Gallery.

It's time for the final #TriviaTuesday of May!
This week we have this instrument from the late 19th century. It is 16 cm in length. Any ideas what it was used for?

P5/6 had a wonderful morning travelling to Edinburgh with Scotrail to visit the Surgeons' Hall Museums Museum. They loved seeing all the specimens, getting to handle surgical equipment from the past & especially loved the demonstration of a historic amputation! #creativelearning

This mustard plaster tin from the early 20th century was manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. Mustard plaster is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a cloth dressing. It is applied to the chest or abdomen to help stimulate healing.

An absolutely fantastic tour! I enjoyed every single second of it! Our tour guide was excellent and it was so fascinating visiting locations in the city that helped tell the story of the development of surgery and medicine in Edinburgh! #histmed #scottishhistory

Chain saws like this pre-date the wire Gigli saw. These were used when access to the bone to be cut was too limited for a hand saw. One end of the chain would be detached from the handle & hooked around the bone using a carrier needle. This chain saw dates from the mid-19thC.

Join us for our Blood and Guts walking tour!
Hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease, dissection and curious methods of treatment.

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William Hunter, obstetrician, anatomist and Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow was born #OTD 1718 at Long Calderwood Farm in East Kilbride. Hunter became a leading educator in the field of anatomy - his most famous work The Gravid Uterus was published in 1744

The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is osteoarthritis.

You'll find our #WordOnWednesday in our Wohl Pathology Museum! Do you know what it is?

It was a tough on this week!
This is a cautery clamp. It is part of a set of eight cauterising instruments.

Happy #InternationalTeaDay ! 🫖
Here's a wonderful photo of a tea party held on board the French hospital Ship, the Sphinx, as a thank you for nurses from the Scottish Women's Hospitals. #WW1 #HistNursing

It's time for another #triviatuesday ! This week we have this instrument that dates from around 1700. It is 15 cm in total length. Any ideas what it is?

Cutaneous horns are made of keratin but the exact cause of them is not known. They are believed to be linked to radiation as there are more cases reported on areas exposed to sunlight. This one was removed from a gentleman's scalp.

Three glass eyes with portable velvet carrying case and mirror, c.1870. These were likely meant to be carried by an ocularist – someone who specialized in making and fitting prosthetic eyes – to assist them in making the best possible match to the patient’s remaining eye.

The colours on a barbers pole usually reflected the blood and bandages used to clean up during bloodletting. Patients grasped a rod or staff tightly to make their veins show. Then barbers cut open their arms and bled them. The red and white pole is still used to identify barbers.

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The answer to our #WordOnWednesday this week is medical jurisprudence.