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abdomen abscess acute adynamic affected apoplexy appearance applied artery attack bleeding blood Blumenbach body bone bowels brain Brodie bronchia calomel cause cavity cellular cerebellum chest chronic colour complaint consequence considerable cure death disease disorder dissection dura mater effusion epigastrium ergot erysipelas examination excitement extravasation extremely fatal fever fluid fracture frequently gangrene hæmorrhage head heart hepatic hospital inch incisions increased inflammation inflammatory injury instances intestines irritation labour leeches ligature limb liver lungs malaria matter medicine ment morbid motion mucous membrane muscles nature nerves nervous observed occur operation organ ounces pain patient pericardium peritoneum physician pia mater pleura portion practice practitioner present produced pulsation pulse purgatives quantity remarks remedy removed seen serous serous membrane shew side skin sometimes stomach surface surgeon symptoms tion tongue treatment tubercles tumour ulceration urine uterus veins ventricles vessels viscus vomiting wound
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