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

  • Baillie, Matthew, 1761-1823.
Date:
1793
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Credit: The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body / by Matthew Baillie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    The valvular apparatus between the au- ricles and ventricles, is also occasionally thickened, having lost all its transparency, and having an opaque white colour. The chordae tendineae are also thicker than natu- ral ; and the internal membrane lining the ventricles, is frequently at the same time a good deal thickened, appearing like a firm white membrane. Under such circumstances the heart is often found to be considerably enlarged beyond its usual size. I have also seen the valvular apparatus between the au- ricle and the ventricle, in a state of inflam- mation, and covered with a layer of coagu- lable lymph. This I believe to be very un- common. It sometimes happens, and I believe chiefly in those who are advanced in life, that the heart at some part becomes thinner, and upon any great exertion bursts. The blood escapes into the cavity of the pericar- dium, and the person is instantly destroyed. Of such cases I have seen one instance only, but have heard from the best autho-