The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body / [Matthew Baillie].

  • Baillie, Matthew, 1761-1823
Date:
1812
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Credit: The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body / [Matthew Baillie]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. Some diseases consist only in morbid ac- tions, but do not produce any change in the structure of parts: these do not admit of anatomical inquiry after death. There are other diseases, however, where altera- tions in the structure take place, and these become the proper subjects of anatomical examination. The object of this work is to explain, more minutely than has hitherto been done, the changes of structure arising from mor- bid actions in some of the most important parts of the human body. This, I hope, will be attended with some advantages to the general science of medi- cine, and ultimately to its practice. It is