A treatise on dyspepsia, or indigestion : with observations on hypochondriasis and hysteria / by James Woodforde.

  • Woodforde, James.
Date:
1821
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Credit: A treatise on dyspepsia, or indigestion : with observations on hypochondriasis and hysteria / by James Woodforde. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hi. and ileum, undergoing at the same time fur- ther chemical cliangcs, so as to form chyle. In the stomach and duodenum, but especially in the jejunum and ileum, are seen the lacteal vessels, which absorb the chyle, and carry it to the mesenteric glands, by which it is, perhaps, further changed and rendered fitter for being conveyed thence to the thoracic duct, subclavian vein, and general circulation of the blood. The remaining part becomes the fecal residue; after being moistened by intestinal lymph and mucus, and having the thinner particles absorbed, is carried by the peristaltic motion to the rectum, from whence, at stated periods, it is discharged. ‘‘It is probable,'’ saysDr. Hamilton, “that this fecal residue is discharged into the more capa- cious colon, where the ileum enters it by a lateral opening, so contrived that the contents of the colon cannot be returned. This circum- stance makes a distinction between the func- tions of the smaller and larger intestines, which is not commonly noticed. The former complete the preparation of the nourishment, and afford