Notes on the history of the mucous membrane of the body of the uterus : William and John Hunter / by J. Matthews Duncan.

  • Duncan, J. Matthews (James Matthews), 1826-1890.
Date:
[1858?]
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Credit: Notes on the history of the mucous membrane of the body of the uterus : William and John Hunter / by J. Matthews Duncan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF'THE BODY OF THE UTERUS. ' * WILLIAM AND JOHN HUNTER. By J. MATTHEWS DUNCAN, M.D., F.R.C.P.E., LECTURER ON MIDWIFERY, ETC., ETC. [REPRINTED FROM THE EDINBURGH MEDICAL JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 1858.] The fame of William Hunter, although sustained and elevated by his contributions to various branches of medical science, and by the establishment of a great anatomical school, rests chiefly on his labours in obstetrical anatomy. LI is immortal work, “The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus exhibited in figures,” is the stable foundation of the science and art of midwifery, and cannot fail, in all future ages, to be as valuable and useful as it now is. When, in addition, we consider the scope and tenor of William Hunter’s public teach¬ ing of midwifery, as handed down to us by his pupils, we shall not hesitate to place his name first in the long catalogue of obstetric re¬ nown. William Hunter, moreover, was a Scotchman, and a pupil of our illustrious Cullen and Monro. Circumstances, such as these, not to speak of the claims of justice, surely call upon the cultivators of obstetrics to wipe off from his fair reputation, any blots with which literary and historical injustice may have tarnished it. The more this great work on the anatomy of the gravid uterus is studied, the more extraordinary and unparalleled will its accuracy be found to be in every particular. The researches and discoveries of recent times, in regard to the uterine mucous membrane in preg¬ nancy and after labour, will be found, for the most part, to be rendered here, long years ago, as perfectly as they now are or can be. Almost identical remarks may be made in regard to the volume of text, written by William Hunter, and published after his decease. The wonderful simplicity and accuracy of this book, form the best arguments for its authenticity. In criticising it, however, it will be