A practical treatise on medical jurisprudence, with so much of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and the practice of medicine and surgery, as are essential to be known by Members of Parliament, lawyers, coroners, magistrates, officers in the army and navy, and private gentlemen; and all the laws relating to medical practitioners. With explanatory plates / By J. Chitty. Part I.

  • Chitty, Joseph, 1776-1841.
Date:
1834
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Credit: A practical treatise on medical jurisprudence, with so much of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and the practice of medicine and surgery, as are essential to be known by Members of Parliament, lawyers, coroners, magistrates, officers in the army and navy, and private gentlemen; and all the laws relating to medical practitioners. With explanatory plates / By J. Chitty. Part I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. Subjects of the Work, and importance of the knowledge of Technical Terms.... 1 2. Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Surgery, Chemistry, and Medical Jurisprudence defined ..... Sselnistle ease ie see oon e, dito 4 i MEMO Re TORE cn va 50's «ole bias 0 'n no ib. 4. Necessity for the use of Scientific Terms.. 6 5. What Deviations from strict meaning allowed 7 6. Names of some Organs and Parts taken from their discoverers or describers........ ib. 7. Confusion occasioned by non observance of an uniform principle of Nomenclature ib. 8. Impropriety of changing Established Terms 9. Unless a general improved Nomenclature ib. be enforced’. . ae vs oa skeeien » “ee 10. Absurdity of unnecessary adoption of Unkiowte erimg'.'.... os ta cece a6 11. Simplicity in Medical Language and Testi- mony recommended .......... 12, Question upon the Expediency of con- tinuing Latin Prescriptions...... : 13. Arguments in favour of Prescriptions | in the English Language ........... 14. Arguments in favour of continuance: of Prescriptions in Latin....... : 15. Plan of Work as regards explanation of Physical Terms, with Plates, &c, eevee I. Importance of the Subject, and general ERE prxcgin ae shet, oe) oinbdereisin dk ae « Of Atoms, Attraction, Cohesion, Repul- II. The Materials, Organs, contol and Divisions in Beas &e.. First, The Fluids.. 3. Secretions ..... Secondiy, The Solids ...0.02..000.00. 1. Bones, Joints, Ligaments, Carti- ROC G Bishi ood Graig esha sere waters 2. Muscles and Tendons..... wilt RP TAIIERIN Rink! hae che a's cide Thirdly, Of Organization, and the various Organs and Apparatus....... : Fourthly, Of the Functions............ 1, Of the Vital Functions ......... 4. Eeespiration. 266. 62 pe yen . Ry PPE OIAAGON ©. co's So's ci lew oo eS Se eee a Me DA DROT OD Le ie cc tp i's os 9 « Se EMCROUMIM ban oi d's 24k on es 2. Of the Sensitive or Nervous Func- tion and Motion ...... 4 Fifthly, General Division of Homan Frame into Parts ..........+- 1. Head and Neck ....... os te m © 34 Bu AEE oan vile ss RSH Te ok sas UA ho ee ee of dich ts ta wislet sale Fy ANGQIMED wwiiehiee se +4 ie ce 3. Upper Extremities .. 04 s0s-'s 4. Lower Extremities .......20006 De REGIONS 4501.54 Sele eNeY 37 Sixthly, Of the progress of Growth from Surface to Centre .-.......«. 38 Seventhly, Of the Height, Weight, Heat, emperature) QG2).2..00 05.6. Eighthly, Consequences of Imperfection of a particular Organ or Part, or PERCU OM Rik) diets anid inset v 40 ITI. Essential Properties and Vital and other Powers and Incidents ........ ib. First, Contractility and Resistance of Putrefaction...... | AS Se ib. Renovating Powetynie! sales emis s «ae 42 Pelt Adpusiment? .sxuh nade cnuceh wits 43 FUOrRCtibtar Pawn? oes as be eae ae 44 Secondly, Power of Motion............ ib. Thirdly, Sensation, or Nervous Power... 45 Combined View of Vital and other POMERR Gate Sh dealdess 0 < h.dbes 46 Fourthly, Mental Fapaities Pe iay ae tac ste 47 LY OF Temmeramemty, «i> cows cx nest ase os 49 The subject of Descriptive Anatonty and Out- line of several Functions .... 51, 5 b