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... appear at first sight to be extremely varied . We speak of natural death by old age , or by some of the endless forms of dis- ease ; of violent death by starvation , or by the innumer- able varieties of injury , or poison . But , in ...
... appear at first sight to be extremely varied . We speak of natural death by old age , or by some of the endless forms of dis- ease ; of violent death by starvation , or by the innumer- able varieties of injury , or poison . But , in ...
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... appear pale and pinched . Under these circumstances , in fact , the supply of blood to the skin is greatly diminished , in con- sequence of an excessive stimulation of the nerves of the small arteries , which causes them to contract and ...
... appear pale and pinched . Under these circumstances , in fact , the supply of blood to the skin is greatly diminished , in con- sequence of an excessive stimulation of the nerves of the small arteries , which causes them to contract and ...
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... appear of a pale reddish colour , and quite clear and homogeneous . But on viewing it with even a pocket lens its apparent homogeneity will disappear , and it will look like a mixture of excessively fine yellowish - red 58 [ LESS ...
... appear of a pale reddish colour , and quite clear and homogeneous . But on viewing it with even a pocket lens its apparent homogeneity will disappear , and it will look like a mixture of excessively fine yellowish - red 58 [ LESS ...
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... appear to be scattered very evenly through the fluid , but by degrees they aggregate into minute patches , and the layer of blood becomes more or less spotty . The " particles " are what are termed the corpuscles of the blood ; the ...
... appear to be scattered very evenly through the fluid , but by degrees they aggregate into minute patches , and the layer of blood becomes more or less spotty . The " particles " are what are termed the corpuscles of the blood ; the ...
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... appear- ance may be made intelligible by turning a round biscuit or muffin , bodies similar in shape to the red corpuscles ... appears to flatten them . 5. The colourless corpuscles ( Fig . 17 , a a , F. G. K. ) are larger than the red ...
... appear- ance may be made intelligible by turning a round biscuit or muffin , bodies similar in shape to the red corpuscles ... appears to flatten them . 5. The colourless corpuscles ( Fig . 17 , a a , F. G. K. ) are larger than the red ...
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