Proceedings at the eleventh anniversary meeting of the Hunterian Society, held on the 10th of February, 1830, with the report and list of officers and members.

  • Hunterian Society.
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1830
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Credit: Proceedings at the eleventh anniversary meeting of the Hunterian Society, held on the 10th of February, 1830, with the report and list of officers and members. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bladder—sympathetic affection of—resembling stone— from dentition, successively affecting all the chil¬ dren of a family. Hsemorrhoids—fatal instances from tying, owing to in¬ flammation of the veins. Pressure and turpentine always effectual in repressing the haemorrhage after excision, though sometimes profuse. V. Miscellaneous Subjects. Arteries—the contraction of, when injured or cut down upon, so that the vessel appears a white cord, having no pulsation, and not bleeding when first divided. Blood—oil found in—ether being its proper solvent, existing in largest quantity in milky serum, and found in a diabetic patient in the proportion of 3 grains to 100 grains serum. It melts at 90°, greases the fingers, stains paper, and is of a bright yellow colour. Ulna—dislocation of, backwards and inwards—on the ulnar nerve—causing a sense of excessive weight. Iodine—its use in diseased joints—bronchocele and lepra vulgaris—considered most efficacious as an external application, when applied to the blistered surface.