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zaal 22: Geneeskunde: de mens als machine |  |
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In the twentieth century the practice medicine became increasingly dominated by science and technology. Growing understanding of the way the human body functioned provided new remedies for ailments.
Physical techniques detected illnesses which previously had been impossible to diagnose. This led some specialists to become more and more like engineers, using their complicated apparatus to deterimine objectively the boundary between sickness and health.
The patient, on the other hand, seemed to be regarded increasingly as a machine. Worn-out parts can be replaced, sometimes temporarily, to allow restorative surgery to be carried out, sometimes for the remainder of the patient’s prolonged life.