The Pee-in-a-Cup Test, circa 1500
The Pee-in-a-Cup Test, circa 1500
By Cristina Luiggi The Pee-in-a-Cup Test, circa 1500 Before X-rays and MRIs could peer inside the human body, physicians turned to bodily wastes, particularly urine, in order to make diagnoses. The practice of uroscopy arose from the observation that the color, consistency, smell, and even taste of urine change with different ailments. With a sample of the ailing person’s urine, physicians and laymen alike turned to widely popular illustrations known as urine whe