On dysmenorrhoea and other uterine affections, in connection with deragement of the assimilating functions / by Edward Rigby.

Date:
1844
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Credit: On dysmenorrhoea and other uterine affections, in connection with deragement of the assimilating functions / by Edward Rigby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    PART I. Assimilation, its influence on the circulation and structures of the body, 1.—A vitiated state of the blood the primary conse- quence of deranged assimilation, 3.—Simplest form of deranged assimilation (primary and secondary), 4.— Formation of albumen, fibrin, and gelatin, 8.—Action of the kidneys on the albuminous principle, 12.—The skin and mucous membranes, under certain circumstances, are copious emunctories of the albuminous and gelatinous principles, 13.—Secretion of gas from mucous surfaces in gouty or rheumatic habits, 29.—Condition of the mucous mem- branes in gouty and rheumatic habits, 32. PART II. Uterine derangements in connection with those of assimilation, 36.—Rheumatic-gouty affection of the uterus ; general and local symptoms, 37-—Uterine or vaginal flatulence, 43.—State of the urine, 44.—Connection with haemorrhoidal diathesis, 45.—Treat-