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What we know about medicine in ancient Egypt comes from _____.

The Code of Hammurabi
medical writings called papyri
stories written by physicians
folk stories

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Answer: medical writings called papyri

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What we know about medicine in Ancient Egypt comes from medical writings called papyri. Papyri is the name given to texts written on papyrus by the ancient Egyptians where they wrote about medicine, procedures, practices, diseases, diagnosis, remedies and also herbal remedies and magic spells.

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