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... belly . I considered the pain to arise from undigested food , and therefore mixed for him two tumblers of warm water and salt , which he swallowed and retained in the stomach about ten minutes , and then rejected , along with a quantity ...
... belly . I considered the pain to arise from undigested food , and therefore mixed for him two tumblers of warm water and salt , which he swallowed and retained in the stomach about ten minutes , and then rejected , along with a quantity ...
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... belly began to enlarge . Towards Christmas , the dropsy , which had declared itself , and the swell- ing of the legs , rendered it difficult for him to move up and down stairs . He had become thin and extenuated in the upper part of his ...
... belly began to enlarge . Towards Christmas , the dropsy , which had declared itself , and the swell- ing of the legs , rendered it difficult for him to move up and down stairs . He had become thin and extenuated in the upper part of his ...
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... belly , and the action of the kidneys was less than natural . Yet his strength improved with his digestion . His pulse , though weak , was regular , the action of the heart was , in every respect , normal ; he could sleep on either side ...
... belly , and the action of the kidneys was less than natural . Yet his strength improved with his digestion . His pulse , though weak , was regular , the action of the heart was , in every respect , normal ; he could sleep on either side ...
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... belly were emptied of The patient's strength , in the meantime , slowly increased ; and after several fluctuations during the last two years , between ill health and convalescence , the patient is now in the enjoyment of renovated ...
... belly were emptied of The patient's strength , in the meantime , slowly increased ; and after several fluctuations during the last two years , between ill health and convalescence , the patient is now in the enjoyment of renovated ...
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... belly , and suffering habitually from indigestion and pain of the present descrip- tion , was used to relieve that pain , by having re- course to another meal as soon as it recurred ; taking thus between eleven and twelve bread and ...
... belly , and suffering habitually from indigestion and pain of the present descrip- tion , was used to relieve that pain , by having re- course to another meal as soon as it recurred ; taking thus between eleven and twelve bread and ...
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Management of the Organs of Digestion: In Health and in Disease (1837) Herbert Mayo No preview available - 2008 |
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