Diseases Due To Parasites
Parasites, Diseases Due To. Intestinal Parasites. Parasites Which Infest The Human In Testinal Tract May Be Divided Into (1) Nematodes, Or Round-worms; (2) Trema Todes, Or Sucking-worms; And (3) Ces Todes, Or Tape-worms. Nematodes (round-worms).— All Round-worms Occurring As Parasites In Man Belong To The Order Of Nematodes. They Have ...
Diseases Middle Ear
Middle Ear, Diseases Of.—over Go Per Cent. Of All Ear Diseases Are In The Middle Ear. Afore Adults Than Children (3 To 1) And More Men Than Women Are Affected With Diseases Of This Part Of The Organ Of Bearing. Diseases Of The Middle Ear Are Divided Into Four General ...
Diseases Of Cesofhagits
Cesofhagits, Diseases Of. Malformations.—congenital Occlusion, Due To The Fact That During Embryolog Ical Development The Invagination Form Ing The Mouth Fails To Open Into The Pos Terior End Of The Primitive Intestine; Diverticula, Of Similar Origin, And Fistula Due To Incomplete Closure Of The Bran Chial Clefts Represent The Main ...
Diseases Of External Ear
External Ear, Diseases Of The.—the External Ear Furnishes About One-fourth Of All Aural Work, By Reason Of Its Diseases And Anomalies; And, In Consideration Of The Fact That Much Of Our Examination And Treatment Of The Middle Ear Has To Be Through This Chan Nel, Its Careful Study Is Requisite ...
Diseases Of Hydrophobia Cardium
Cardium, Diseases Of. Hydrophobia. See Rabies. Hyoscyamus And Hyoscine.— Hyoscyamus (u. S. P.) Is The Leaves And Flowering Tops Of Hyosegamus Niger, Or Henbane, Which Is Indigenous To The United States. The Plant Is An Annual And Belongs To The Family Of Solanacce. The Fresh Herb Has A Rank, Heavy, ...
Diseases Of Inversion Of
Uterus, Diseases Of. Inversion Of The Parts Back And Retain Them During The Day-time By Introducing Large Cotton Or Wool Tampons, Or A Rubber Inflatable Bag, And Inflating It. A Soft-rubber Elastic Ring-pessary Can Sometimes Be Intro Duced By The Patient Every Morning And Removed Every Night. Soft-rubber Pes Saries ...
Diseases Of Jaws
Jaws, Diseases Of. Alveolar Abscess. Or "gum-boil." A Gum-boil Usually Begins In The Socket Of A Carious Tooth. It Is Generally , Quite Superficial. And Gives Rise To But Few External Signs, But Occasionally, Espe Cially When Dne To A Disorder At The Root Of A Tooth, The Active Manifestations ...
Diseases Of Kidneys
Kidneys, Diseases Of. See Urinary System. Kino.—kino Is The Inspissated Juice Of Plerocarpus Marsupium, A Leguminous Tree Of The East Indies And Malabar. It Is Obtained From Incisions Into The Trunk, And Is Dried Without Artificial Heat. It Occurs In Fragments Of A Ruby-red Color, Without Odor, And Of A ...
Diseases Of Lens
Lens, Diseases Of. Anomalies.of Position.—anomalies Of Position Are Always The Result Of Changes In The Zonula Of Zinn. Classification.—cases Of Dislocation Of The Lens Are Commonly Divided Into Two Groups: In One Of Which The Lens Has Completely Left The Fossa Patellaris Auxa Tion, Or Complete Dislocation), While In The ...
Diseases Of Muscles
Muscles, Diseases Of. Progressive Muscular Dystrophies, This Is A General Name Applied By Erb To Several Clinical Types Of Progressive Muscular Degeneration With Or Without Preliminary Hypertrophy, Involving Vari Ous Groups Of Muscles, And Due To Primary Morbid Changes In The Muscles Them Selves. The Disease Is Markedly Hered Itary ...
Diseases Of Nasal Cavities
Nasal Cavities, Diseases Of. Acute Rhinitis (acute Coryza). \ Ti, Is Divisible Into Acute I, Is Anti The More Unusual .• Ent And Croupous Rhi 4vis Acute Catarrhal Rhinitis. Symptoms.– The Onset Of A Cold Is Riotrz. Toeal Sy Niptonis And A General W Hien Does Not Differ In Kind ...
Diseases Of Naso Pharynx
Naso-pharynx, Diseases Of. Post-nasal Adenoid Growths (adenoid Vegetations). The Recognition Of This Condition Has Been Of Inestimable Value To Humanity. To Wilhelm Meyer, Of Copenhagen, Is Due The Credit Of Having First Brought The Subject In Its Clinical And Pathological Aspects Before The Medical World. Symptoms.—among The Earliest Symp Toms ...
Diseases Of Osseous System
Osseous System, Diseases Of. Periostitis.—inflammation Of The Peri — In An Ordinary Acute Periostitis Following Injury There Is A Localized Swelling, Redness, Heat, And Pain—which Is Usually Worse At Night. The Tenderness Is Exquisite And The Use Of The Part Is Much Interfered With. A Spindle-shaped Thickening Can Often He ...
Diseases Of Pleura
Pleura, Diseases Of. (see Also Pleurisy.) Pneumothorax (hydropneumothorax; Pyopneumothorax). Definition.—air In The Pleural Cavity Is Designated Pneumothorax. With Rare Exceptions, Fluid, Either Serous Or Puru Lent, Is Also Present; Hence The Terms Hydropneumothorax And Pyopneumo Thorax. Symptoms.—in The Majority Of Cases The Onset Is Sudden And Markedly Severe: Pain In ...
Diseases Of Rectum And
Rectum And Anus, Diseases Of. (see Also Ilemorrhoids, Volume Iii.) Irritable Ulcer Of The Rectum, Or Fissure Of The Anus. Definition. — Primarily, A Superficial Breach Of The Mucous Membrane In The Anal Region, Which, If Unhealed, Finally Results In The Formation Of An Ulcer Of The Bowel. This May ...