On Slight Ailments: Their Nature and Treatment |
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... become unduly distended or relaxed . Disturbed action in the adjacent nerve - fibres is thereby occasioned , and pain or discomfort is in consequence experienced . Among civilized nations a perfectly healthy individual seems to be the ...
... become unduly distended or relaxed . Disturbed action in the adjacent nerve - fibres is thereby occasioned , and pain or discomfort is in consequence experienced . Among civilized nations a perfectly healthy individual seems to be the ...
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... become acquainted with the art and mystery of preparing drugs and compounding medicines and dis- pensing pills and potions . I shall make use of very few learned terms , and when obliged to employ hard words shall give their exact ...
... become acquainted with the art and mystery of preparing drugs and compounding medicines and dis- pensing pills and potions . I shall make use of very few learned terms , and when obliged to employ hard words shall give their exact ...
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... becomes easy . To him every door is open . In a short time he becomes rich and powerful . " " The asses of Thessalus had parcelled out the art of healing into the most minute subdivisions of practice . Rome swarmed with special curers ...
... becomes easy . To him every door is open . In a short time he becomes rich and powerful . " " The asses of Thessalus had parcelled out the art of healing into the most minute subdivisions of practice . Rome swarmed with special curers ...
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... become unknown in England . It is easy for those who make light of the facts of medical and sani- tary science , and who pretend to believe in the virtue of minute globules , to retort by accusing us of attempting to constitute ...
... become unknown in England . It is easy for those who make light of the facts of medical and sani- tary science , and who pretend to believe in the virtue of minute globules , to retort by accusing us of attempting to constitute ...
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... become very seriously ill , some " ordinary " medical practitioner , perhaps your- self , is requested just to attend as " a matter of form . " You may possess incontrovertible evidence that the distinguished person is utterly ignorant ...
... become very seriously ill , some " ordinary " medical practitioner , perhaps your- self , is requested just to attend as " a matter of form . " You may possess incontrovertible evidence that the distinguished person is utterly ignorant ...
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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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