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... skin and kidneys , also help to re - establish currents in the several tissues and organs in which the molecular circulation has become unduly slow or has even ceased . Further , when we consider the close proximity of the nerve ...
... skin and kidneys , also help to re - establish currents in the several tissues and organs in which the molecular circulation has become unduly slow or has even ceased . Further , when we consider the close proximity of the nerve ...
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... skin . In blushing , the small vessels of the skin of the cheeks are suddenly distended in consequence of an inrush of blood permitted by the sudden yielding and dilatation of the little arteries continuous with them , and the same ...
... skin . In blushing , the small vessels of the skin of the cheeks are suddenly distended in consequence of an inrush of blood permitted by the sudden yielding and dilatation of the little arteries continuous with them , and the same ...
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... skin and mucous membranes , but in the in- ternal organs , in the interstices of healthy tissues , and in the blood itself . Some years ago I examined the layers of a fibrinous clot which had been slowly formed from the blood in the ...
... skin and mucous membranes , but in the in- ternal organs , in the interstices of healthy tissues , and in the blood itself . Some years ago I examined the layers of a fibrinous clot which had been slowly formed from the blood in the ...
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... skin will be excited , the unpleasant sensations cease , and at least for a time you feel very much better . You may even experience complete relief . If you take a few doses of Nitrate of Potash , or Bicarbonate of Potash , or Liquor ...
... skin will be excited , the unpleasant sensations cease , and at least for a time you feel very much better . You may even experience complete relief . If you take a few doses of Nitrate of Potash , or Bicarbonate of Potash , or Liquor ...
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... skin or the dorsal surface of the tongue is by no means always the same , and varies with every change in the tension of the walls of the capillaries , the pressure of the circulation , the activity of the lymphatics , and a number of ...
... skin or the dorsal surface of the tongue is by no means always the same , and varies with every change in the tension of the walls of the capillaries , the pressure of the circulation , the activity of the lymphatics , and a number of ...
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