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What was the job of the barber surgeon during the Middle Ages?
blood letting
cutting hair
amputating limbs
all of the above
The barber surgeon was generally charged with caring for soldiers during and after battle. In Middle Ages, surgery was seldom conducted by physicians, but instead by barbers, who, in having razors indispensable to their trade, were called upon for numerous tasks ranging from cutting hair to amputating limbs.
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Correct this question
wikipedia → Barber surgeon
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