On Slight Ailments: Their Nature and Treatment |
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... alteration in the functional activity of tissues and organs , which may be soon succeeded by a return to the healthy state . In many instances the derangement depends upon the altered rate at which normal phenomena are performed ...
... alteration in the functional activity of tissues and organs , which may be soon succeeded by a return to the healthy state . In many instances the derangement depends upon the altered rate at which normal phenomena are performed ...
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... altering our habits we could acquire and maintain a state of perfect health . Unquestionably not a few suffer because they are ignorant of the proper way of managing themselves in order that they may work most advantageously , or ...
... altering our habits we could acquire and maintain a state of perfect health . Unquestionably not a few suffer because they are ignorant of the proper way of managing themselves in order that they may work most advantageously , or ...
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... altered state of the fluid that transudes through the capillary walls and bathes the tissue elements , —is probably all that would be found , and would indeed be quite sufficient to account for the symptoms . In the course of our ...
... altered state of the fluid that transudes through the capillary walls and bathes the tissue elements , —is probably all that would be found , and would indeed be quite sufficient to account for the symptoms . In the course of our ...
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... alteration which occurs during an attack of quinsy as soon as diuretic and sudorific remedies have com- menced to act , or is practically acquainted with the relief afforded in sick headache by a grain or two of gray powder or calomel ...
... alteration which occurs during an attack of quinsy as soon as diuretic and sudorific remedies have com- menced to act , or is practically acquainted with the relief afforded in sick headache by a grain or two of gray powder or calomel ...
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... altered conditions , might give origin to a patho- logical bacterium , and these might further change , and thus give rise to new disease - producing organisms . In this way , conjecture is added to conjecture , and the evolution of one ...
... altered conditions , might give origin to a patho- logical bacterium , and these might further change , and thus give rise to new disease - producing organisms . In this way , conjecture is added to conjecture , and the evolution of one ...
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accumulation acid action affected afferent nerves alimentary canal altered attack become bilious bioplasm blood body Calomel capillary vessels cause cells changes chilblains circulation Cloth cold Colocynth color condition conjunctiva consequence considerable constipation cure derangement diarrhoea diet digestion discomfort disease distended distributed disturbance drachm Edition epithelium excited feel fluid frequently gastric juice give glands grains hydrochloric acid Illustrations important increased inflammation intestinal canal irritating jaundice large bowel little arteries liver living matter malady Medical medicine minute morbid mouth mucous membrane mucus muscular fibres nausea nerve-centre nerve-fibres nerves nervous occur ordinary organs ounce pain papillæ particles pass pathological patient pepsine perhaps persons phenomena pill Podophyllin Potash powder practitioner prescribed probably purgative quantity Quinine relieved remedies result rheumatism secretion sensitive serious sick headache skin slight ailments small doses sometimes soon sore stomach substances suffer surface symptoms take place temperature tion tissues tongue treatment vertigo
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