The physician must be able to discern the state of health of a person from his speech, his gait, his sleep, his dreams, his appetite, his thirst, his excretions, and his thoughts.
— Maimonides Medieval

Jewish philosopher

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Medical Aphorisms

Date / Period

c. 1187

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Strange & Unusual

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