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1. Ancient Anatomy

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   Hippocratic Tradition
   The Hippocratic corpus established the foundational Four Humors Theory, which dominated Western medicine for over two millennia. This model asserted that the body contained four essential fluids: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. Health was the harmonious equilibrium of these fluids, and disease resulted from their imbalance or stagnation.…

2. Medical Contexts

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   Historical Humoral Theory
   The classical understanding of medical contexts was dominated by the theory of the four humors, originating in ancient Greek medicine, primarily through Hippocratic and later Galenic synthesis. This model posited that bodily function and emotional state were regulated by the balance of four primary fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Imbalance, or dyscrasia, dic…