The London Lancet, Volume 2Burgess, Stringer & Company, 1852 - Medicine |
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... artery is torn , this fainting saves life , for an artery of the magnitude of the common femoral does not close its canal by retracting and contracting , as a smaller vessel does ; it can only diminish it ; and the formation of an ...
... artery is torn , this fainting saves life , for an artery of the magnitude of the common femoral does not close its canal by retracting and contracting , as a smaller vessel does ; it can only diminish it ; and the formation of an ...
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... artery came Intermittent returned ; head affected in conse - away . On the 10th , his strength failed , and the quence of long continuation in the hot bath . 15th : tongue and teeth were covered by a dark sordes . Complains to - day of ...
... artery came Intermittent returned ; head affected in conse - away . On the 10th , his strength failed , and the quence of long continuation in the hot bath . 15th : tongue and teeth were covered by a dark sordes . Complains to - day of ...
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... artery which is to be secured is not sound , no healthy action can take place , the ligature very soon cuts its way through , and the hæmorrhage returns as violently as be- fore , or some other branch gives way ; and under this ...
... artery which is to be secured is not sound , no healthy action can take place , the ligature very soon cuts its way through , and the hæmorrhage returns as violently as be- fore , or some other branch gives way ; and under this ...
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... artery com- ture - having endeavoured to explain the healthy mands the bleeding ; and at this spot the ligature functions of the bladder and urethra , -I propose , should be applied , provided it is not within the upon the present ...
... artery com- ture - having endeavoured to explain the healthy mands the bleeding ; and at this spot the ligature functions of the bladder and urethra , -I propose , should be applied , provided it is not within the upon the present ...
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... artery . observes , " There is no more straining , and the spasm of the stricture , no longer excited by the pressure behind , becomes relaxed , so as to allow some of the urine to flow by the natural channel . " This implies that the ...
... artery . observes , " There is no more straining , and the spasm of the stricture , no longer excited by the pressure behind , becomes relaxed , so as to allow some of the urine to flow by the natural channel . " This implies that the ...
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abdomen abscess acid action admitted amputation appeared applied arsenious acid artery attack attention bladder blood bone bowels calculus canal cancer catheter cause cavity cervix child chloroform cicatrix considerable cyst death deposit dilatation discharge disease drachm effect examination existed external favourable femur fibrinous flap fluid forceps fracture frequently glands hæmorrhage hernia hospital inch incision inflammation injury instrument intestine irritation joint labour laryngismus latter lectures ligature limb lithotomy lithotrite lithotrity lung medicine membrane ment months morbid mucous mucous membrane muscles nature neck observed occurred operation organs ounces ovarian pain passed pathological patient performed physician pleura portion posterior practice present pressure pulse purulent quantity relief remarkable removed result side skin stricture suffered surface surgeon symptoms thigh tibia tion tissue trachea tracheotomy treatment tumour ulceration urethra urine uterine uterus vaccination veins wound
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Page 137 - ... development, with pus and blood globules when the villi are affected. When a circumscribed ulcer is visible upon the os uteri to the naked eye, after death, such as occurs in eruptive affections of the os and cervix, and is examined by the microscope with a low power, it is found to consist of a base from which the villi are entirely removed, or in which only the scattered debris of villi remain ; and, surrounding this base, there is a fringe of enlarged villi, partially or entirely denuded of...
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Page 136 - The mucous membrane of the os and cervix uteri, like the mucoas membrane of other parts, consisted of epithelium, primary or basement membrane, and. fibrous tissue bloodvessels and nerves. But as there were some special characteristics pertaining to this tissue, he proposed, for the convenience of description, to examine, first the mucous membrane of the os uteri and external portion of the cervix ; and, secondly, the mucous lining of the cervical cavity or canal. The epithelial layer of the former...