Stories
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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A wee spot of bother
Euphemisms can both appear to diminish experiences while at the same time making them easier to talk about. Carrie Hynds, who experienced the latter part of Northern Ireland’s “Troubles”, explores the relationship between language and trauma.
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The meanings of hurt
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.
Catalogue
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An illustrated guide to medical terminology / Helen R. Strand.
Strand, Helen R.Date: 1968- Books
Medical terminology : a programmed text / Genevieve Love Smith, Phyllis E. Davis.
Smith, Genevieve Love.Date: [1963], ©1963- Books
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A dictionary of medical terminology, dental surgery, and the collateral sciences / by Chapin A. Harris.
Harris, Chapin A. (Chapin Aaron), 1806-1860.Date: 1855- Books
The terminology of biotechnology : a multidisciplinary problem : proceedings of the 1989 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, PACIFICHEM '89 / Kurt L. Loening (ed).
International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (1989 : Honolulu, Hawaii)Date: [1990], ©1990- Books
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Objections to the term "purpuraemia" being applied to the disease known as "haemorrhagic malarial fever" / by R.F. Michel.
Michel, R. Frazer (Richard Frazer), 1827-1907.Date: [1870?]