What shall I eat? : a manual of rational feeding / by F.X. Gouraud ; only authorized translation into the English language by Francis J. Rebman.

  • Gouraud, F. X. (François Xavier), 1877-1913.
Date:
[1911], [©1911]
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Credit: What shall I eat? : a manual of rational feeding / by F.X. Gouraud ; only authorized translation into the English language by Francis J. Rebman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Disassimilation—Decomposition and rejection of undigested food substances. Non-absorption. Diuresis—Abnormal increase in the secretion of urine. Dulcite—An hexahydric alcohol. Dyspnea—Difficult or labored breathing due to disease. Endogenetic—Due to internal causes. Enteritis—Inflammation of the small intestine. Enterocolitis—Inflammation of the small intestine and of the colon. Enteroptosis—Relaxation of the abdominal viscera. Epithelium—The cuticle of a mucous surface and of the skin. Etiology—Causes of diseases. Euphoria—The feeling of well-being or health. Exogenetic—Due to external causes. Extractives—Substances extracted from various animal tis- sues. Fecula—The starchy part of a seed. Ferruginous—Containing iron. Flora—Plant life. Galactose—Lactose. 1 Gasterectasis—Dilatation of the stomach. Gastritis—Inflammation of the coating of the stomach. Glucose—Grape-sugar, starch-sugar. Gluten—A substance resembling albumin. Glycogen—Animal starch. Glycosuria—The presence of grape-sugar in the urine. Hemoptysis—The spitting of blood. Humoral—Pertaining to the natural fluids of the body. Hydration—The impregnation of a substance with water. Hyperchlorhydria—Excess of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretion. Hypertension—Abnormally high tension. Same as superten- sion. Hypertrophic—Marked by excessive size. Hypopepsia—Disorder of digestion. Hypostenia—Weakness. Hyposystole—Deficiency of cardiac systole. Hypotension—Abnormally low tension. Lowerednr diminished tension.