Stories
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
Catalogue
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Injected anatomical preparations.
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Catalogue of anatomical preparations in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.
Hunterian Museum (University of Glasgow)Date: 1840- Books
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An account of a new method of making dried anatomical preparations.
Swan, Joseph, 1791-1874.Date: 1820- Books
On preserving anatomical preparations in spirits / by Alexander Watson.
Watson, Alexander, 1799-1879.Date: 1831- Books
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Catalogue of the anatomical and pathological preparations of Dr. William Hunter; prepared by J.H. Teacher.
Hunterian Museum (University of Glasgow)Date: 1900