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Sushruta
Sushruta was an ancient Indian physician, the traditional author of a surgical compendium. It described procedures such as rhinoplasty and cataract surgery. Accounts of the Gupta Empire cite it as evidence of advanced medical knowledge.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sushruta. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sushruta
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- “Sushruta.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sushruta. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Sushruta.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sushruta.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sushruta’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sushruta (Accessed: ).
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