Medicine 3: Which *old idea* about the *cause* of illness finally *faded* away in the *18th Century*? (By 1800)

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Which *old idea* about the *cause* of illness finally *faded* away in the *18th Century*? (By 1800)

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During the 18th Century the *Four Humours* was finally *discarded* as a theory, so imbalance of the humours was no longer seen as a *cause* of illness

Medicine 3

Which old idea about the cause of illness finally faded away in the 18th Century? (By 1800)

During the 18th Century the Four Humours was finally discarded as a theory, so imbalance of the humours was no longer seen as a cause of illness

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