Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a Concise View of the Latest and Most Important Discoveries in Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, Volume 50A. and C. Black, 1838 |
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abdomen action admitted affected analogous animal animal magnetism animalcules appears applied attacked bladder blood body bowels brain cause cavity chancre Chomel circumstances colour commencement consequence considerable convulsions cord cure disease duration Eustachian tube examined excited fact fatal favourable female fluid frequently glands head healthy hemorrhage hospital hours after death hysteria hysterical ileum inches inflammation inflammatory influence insanity instances intestinal irritation labour latter lesion less lithotrity London lungs males mammæ means meatus medicine mercury morbid mortality mucous membrane muscles muscular natural nerves nervous system observed occurred operation organs ounces ovaries pain paroxysm patient peculiar period peritonitis phenomena placenta present produced puerperal fever pulse quantity ratio rectum remarks secretion skin softening spinal stomach surface symptoms tion tissue tongue treatment tumour typhoid fever ulceration Up-Park Camp urine uterus vasa deferentia vesiculæ villous membrane vomiting Windward and Leeward
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