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... influence . When blood is drawn by leeches , its continued flow may be promoted by the application of warm fomentations to the wounds . Scarifications are slight incisions made in inflamed parts , to relieve the engorged capillary ...
... influence . When blood is drawn by leeches , its continued flow may be promoted by the application of warm fomentations to the wounds . Scarifications are slight incisions made in inflamed parts , to relieve the engorged capillary ...
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... influence in the or- ganized world as a vivifying stimulus . It is useful as a thera- peutic agent , in diseases dependent on imperfect nutrition and sanguification ; and the exposure of the surface of the body to IMPONDERABLE REMEDIES ...
... influence in the or- ganized world as a vivifying stimulus . It is useful as a thera- peutic agent , in diseases dependent on imperfect nutrition and sanguification ; and the exposure of the surface of the body to IMPONDERABLE REMEDIES ...
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... influence . The destructive agency of heat is resorted to for the purpose of vesication , as by the application to the skin of the metallic plate heated to 212 ° by immersion in boiling - water ; and of cauterization , by the employment ...
... influence . The destructive agency of heat is resorted to for the purpose of vesication , as by the application to the skin of the metallic plate heated to 212 ° by immersion in boiling - water ; and of cauterization , by the employment ...
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... influence to galvanism , but it produces more marked contraction of muscles and a more powerful action on the nerves both of sensation and motion . Electricity is employed in medicine both for diagnostic and therapeutic uses . Thus , in ...
... influence to galvanism , but it produces more marked contraction of muscles and a more powerful action on the nerves both of sensation and motion . Electricity is employed in medicine both for diagnostic and therapeutic uses . Thus , in ...
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... influence of medicines is exerted on remote parts of the body , or their modus operandi ( as it is usually termed ) ... influenced , ex- clusively through the medium of the circulation , it is undeniable that the functions of the nervous ...
... influence of medicines is exerted on remote parts of the body , or their modus operandi ( as it is usually termed ) ... influenced , ex- clusively through the medium of the circulation , it is undeniable that the functions of the nervous ...
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