title: [A 15th century manuscript concerning hemorroid and its treatment].
abstract: This study is about a 15th century Turkish text, a general survey of hemorroid. A copy of the text is available in the Diyarbakir Public Library. The 48 page treatise was composed upon the request of a statesman of the time. Hemorroid is described in terms of diagnosis, classification and treatment. This study contains important information on the methods of the treatment of hemorroids. A glossary is inserted at the end of the study in order to be used for deciphering the text, which is a rare example of old Turkish medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Dicle Universitesi Egitim Fakultesi Turk Dili ve Edebiyati Bolumu Ogretim Uyesi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
mesh_terms: D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D014421:Turkey
vernacular_title: Basur hastaligi ve tedavisiyle ilgili 15. yuzyila ait bir metin.