The physicians’ vade mecum; being a compendium of nosology and therapeutics, for the use of students / by the Rev. Joseph Townsend, Rector of Pewsey, Wilts.

  • Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816.
Date:
1799
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The physicians’ vade mecum; being a compendium of nosology and therapeutics, for the use of students / by the Rev. Joseph Townsend, Rector of Pewsey, Wilts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

    22/172 (page 8)
    SPECIES. 2. Ophthalmia Tarsi. Small ulcers in the sebaceous glands of the tarsus,discharg- ing a glutinous matter. GENERA. 6. Phrenitis f Strong fever; violent head- ach ; redness of face and < eyes; impatience of light, and noise; watchfulness; w and furious delirium. SYMPTOMATIC. 1. exanthematica. 2. verminosa. 3. aphrodisiaca. 4. hydrophobica. 5. traumatica. G. a dolore. fPain, and redness of the Cynanche ^ fauces; deglutition, and L respiration, difficult. SPECIES. 1. Tonsillaris, affecting the mucous mem- brane of the fauces, but more especi- ally the tonsils. 2. Maligna, deglutition less difficult; a mucous crust of a whitish or ash-co- lour covers the tonsils and mucous membrane of the fauces, which are af- fected with spreading ulcers. These