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Page 96
... inches towards the lumbar end . That obscure affection of the nervous system which is called hysteria , is often productive of ob- stinate confinement of the bowels . Costiveness , again , is liable to be caused by the water we drink ...
... inches towards the lumbar end . That obscure affection of the nervous system which is called hysteria , is often productive of ob- stinate confinement of the bowels . Costiveness , again , is liable to be caused by the water we drink ...
Page 103
... inch in diameter , tapering to a neck a third of an inch thick . It is possible that galvanic electricity will in time be made use of to promote the relief of the bowels . A gentleman had been under the care of the most eminent ...
... inch in diameter , tapering to a neck a third of an inch thick . It is possible that galvanic electricity will in time be made use of to promote the relief of the bowels . A gentleman had been under the care of the most eminent ...
Page 123
... inch in length , half an inch or more in height , and the same in breadth . They are laid generally laterally to the orifice of the bowel . Sometimes there is one only , more commonly there are two or three . Sometimes they are flatter ...
... inch in length , half an inch or more in height , and the same in breadth . They are laid generally laterally to the orifice of the bowel . Sometimes there is one only , more commonly there are two or three . Sometimes they are flatter ...
Page 124
... inch and a half in diameter , on which the patient is to habituate himself to sit . At first the pressure is painful ; but use renders it less so , and the tumours often waste under it . When the pain arising from out- ward piles is ...
... inch and a half in diameter , on which the patient is to habituate himself to sit . At first the pressure is painful ; but use renders it less so , and the tumours often waste under it . When the pain arising from out- ward piles is ...
Page 131
... inch or more in length , which carries its vessels . In other cases , the tumour is firm and hard , and mahogany - coloured , the mucous membrane being stretched over a mass of lymph and compressed vessels , forming a round tumour from ...
... inch or more in length , which carries its vessels . In other cases , the tumour is firm and hard , and mahogany - coloured , the mucous membrane being stretched over a mass of lymph and compressed vessels , forming a round tumour from ...
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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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