Surgeons in this modern-day country were divided into “long” and “short” robe categories, depending on whether they passed a qualifying exam. This country is home to the Daughters of Charity, which established a hospital in an old gunpowder factory that was once the world’s largest. A doctor from this country used wood to create the first stethoscope. A surgical manual known as the Chirurgia Magna was written by a physician from this country who served Clement VI during the Black Death. A barber-surgeon from this country who developed an egg yolk balm to treat wounds was credited with inventing artificial limbs. That surgeon served a king of this country who was killed in a 1559 jousting accident. For 10 points, name this country where a surgeon invented the guillotine. ■END■
ANSWER: France [or Kingdom of France] (The practice of senior physicians wearing longer coats originates from French barber-surgeons. The second line refers to the Pitié-Salpêtrière. The fourth line refers to Guy de Chauliac. The fifth line refers to Ambroise Paré.)
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