British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review: Or, Quarterly Journal of Practial Medicine and Surgery, Volume 121853 - Medicine |
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... period of about thirty years of physiological and path- ological activity , this system again subsides into a state of functional quiescence , but it never becomes so isolated as at first ; it ever retains a certain amount of sympathy ...
... period of about thirty years of physiological and path- ological activity , this system again subsides into a state of functional quiescence , but it never becomes so isolated as at first ; it ever retains a certain amount of sympathy ...
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... period of the case ; but some who have had this opportunity affirm that spinal irritation exists at least from the commencement of such cases . " Our own experience does not , however , confirm this latter statement ; and although our ...
... period of the case ; but some who have had this opportunity affirm that spinal irritation exists at least from the commencement of such cases . " Our own experience does not , however , confirm this latter statement ; and although our ...
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... periods of taking it❞— we may then consider the most appropriate medicinal remedies at our command . So long as the ... period at which it should be taken , and the nature of the concomitant affection . " ( p . 60. ) We must refer the ...
... periods of taking it❞— we may then consider the most appropriate medicinal remedies at our command . So long as the ... period at which it should be taken , and the nature of the concomitant affection . " ( p . 60. ) We must refer the ...
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... period of vigorous existence ; and that this form of atrophy only represents the state of a tissue remaining unrepaired after it has fallen into the ordinary course of degeneration . The possibility of fatty matter being formed in the ...
... period of vigorous existence ; and that this form of atrophy only represents the state of a tissue remaining unrepaired after it has fallen into the ordinary course of degeneration . The possibility of fatty matter being formed in the ...
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... period of growth and of fatty impletion is over , break up into shapeless masses of oily granules , so do the fat - laden cells of a degenerated liver . They may , however , exist , we believe , for a long time with- out disintegrating ...
... period of growth and of fatty impletion is over , break up into shapeless masses of oily granules , so do the fat - laden cells of a degenerated liver . They may , however , exist , we believe , for a long time with- out disintegrating ...
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acetic acid acid action affection albumen albuminuria alkaline ammonia anatomy animals aorta appear atheroma atrophy Beneke Bidder and Schmidt bile blood body Bright's disease cardiac cause cavities cells character chemical chronic coagulability colour condition considerable constitution contained corpuscles crystals deposit digestion dilatation disease duodenum emphysema epithelium examination exist experiments fact fatty degeneration fatty matter fibres fibrine fluid gastric juice glands granular hæmorrhage healthy heart Hospital hypertrophy important inflammation influence instances intestine kidney lesion liver lung medicine metamorphosis microscope mode morbid mucous membrane muscular nature nerves normal observed obstruction occur operation opinion organic oxalate of lime pancreatic pathological patient phosphate physiological pneumonia present pulmonary quantity refer regard remarks result saliva secretion soda solid spleen starch stomach structure substance sugar symptoms syphilis tion tissue treatment tubercle tumour ulceration urate urea uric acid urine uterus valves
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Page 99 - ... urate will occur. On the other hand, if an excess of uric acid be separated by the kidneys it will act on the phosphate of soda of the double salt, and hence, on cooling, the urine will deposit a crystalline sediment of acid sand, very probably mixed with amorphous urate of ammonia, the latter usually forming a layer above the crystals which always sink to the bottom of the vessel.
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Page 99 - ... to 1 , the secretion will, at the ordinary temperature of the air, remain clear; but if the bulk of fluid be less, an amorphous deposit of the urate will occur. On the other hand, if an excess of uric acid be separated by the kidneys, it will act on the phosphate of soda of the double salt, and...