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A woman suffering from extreme emaciation (anorexia nervosa)
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A woman suffering from extreme emaciation (anorexia nervosa)
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A naked man, standing; despite his emaciation, his abdomen is swollen. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1864.
Berend, H. W. (Heimann Wolff), 1809-1873.Date: 1856Reference: 31956i- Books
Intestinal ills : chronic constipation, indigestion, autogenic poisons, diarrhea, piles, etc., also auto-infection, auto-intoxication, anemia, emaciation, etc., due to proctitis and colitis / [Alcinous B. Jamison].
Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton), 1851-Date: 1918- Books
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Intestinal ills; chronic constipation, indigestion, autogenetic poisons, diarrhea, piles, etc : also auto-infection, auto-intoxication, anemia, emaciation, etc., due to proctitis and colitis / by Alcinous B. Jamison.
Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton), 1851-Date: 1913