Abstract
The revolutionary period in France was a time of great turmoil. It affected all aspects of society including medicine. One feature which has received some attention is the concomitant change in language. The adoption of the general term officier de santé (literally “health officer”) to denote all those practising medicine at the time provides a particularly interesting example, which has never been properly studied. The distinguished French historian of medicine, Jean-Charles Sournia, has said that the term deserves special attention, but he devotes no more than half a page to it.
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