[The "Pisse-Prophet" or the "English fortune-teller from urine". A critical book on uroscopy bei Thomas Brian].
In the middle ages, uroscopy was the main nosological principle in medicine. It lead to quackery. One of the critics of uroscopy, who demanded a medicine mainly oriented on the patient, was Thomas Brian in 1637.
Facharzt für Urologie, Biebertal. hdnoeske@web.de
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D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000266:history*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000652:urine*; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*