Diseases of man : data of their nomenclature, classification & genesis / by John W.S. Gouley.

  • Gouley, John W. S. (John William Severin), 1832-1920.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Diseases of man : data of their nomenclature, classification & genesis / by John W.S. Gouley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    CONTENTS. PREFACE, page 5-8 CORRIGENDA, I2 INTRODUCTION 13-24 SECTION I. Preliminary Considerations. Outline of the anatomical view of man. Definition of med- icine. A classification of the science and art of medicine. Medicine and Surgery. Arrangement of medicine into certain departments in accordance with the apparatuses of the humaa body. The physician. Definition of disease. A synopsis of the morbid states and morbific processes of the body. The value and significance of proper anatomical terms in classi- fication. Definition of system, organ, apparatus, and function. Systems and organs perform no function, but yield service to apparatuses. Each apparatus performs only one function, and there is no function without an apparatus, . page 25-72