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Of the existence of this latter cause another symptom often appears , viz . , the
constant wetting of the bed at night . There is , besides , in many persons , as will
be mentioned hereafter ( p . 77 ) , a morbid sensibility of the external organs , that
...
Of the existence of this latter cause another symptom often appears , viz . , the
constant wetting of the bed at night . There is , besides , in many persons , as will
be mentioned hereafter ( p . 77 ) , a morbid sensibility of the external organs , that
...
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... would come to the same medical friend and state the consequences , in the full
assurance that he would retion round the glans penis ; but it should be
remembered that this white secretion is natural , and not a symptom of disease .
Quacks ...
... would come to the same medical friend and state the consequences , in the full
assurance that he would retion round the glans penis ; but it should be
remembered that this white secretion is natural , and not a symptom of disease .
Quacks ...
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... symptoms , moreover , show a nervous susceptible temperament , which
always requires careful attention . The cases in which an operation may be
required on the prepuce are for the surgeon's decision , and are not within the
scope of our ...
... symptoms , moreover , show a nervous susceptible temperament , which
always requires careful attention . The cases in which an operation may be
required on the prepuce are for the surgeon's decision , and are not within the
scope of our ...
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THE SYMPTOMS which mark the commencement of the practice are too clear for
an experienced eye to be deceived . As Lallemand remarks : “ However young
the children may be , they get thin , pale , and irritable , and their features become
...
THE SYMPTOMS which mark the commencement of the practice are too clear for
an experienced eye to be deceived . As Lallemand remarks : “ However young
the children may be , they get thin , pale , and irritable , and their features become
...
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i Lallemand admits that in children it is not the loss of semen which can produce
the usual effects of spermatorrhæa , but that the symptoms must depend upon the
influence exercised on the nervous system , or what he terms the ébranlment ...
i Lallemand admits that in children it is not the loss of semen which can produce
the usual effects of spermatorrhæa , but that the symptoms must depend upon the
influence exercised on the nervous system , or what he terms the ébranlment ...
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Page 50 - If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions ; but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion.
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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