A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear; containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ ... / by John Harrison Curtis.

  • Curtis, John Harrison, 1778-approximately 1860
Date:
1826
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the physiology and diseases of the ear; containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases, arranged according to the anatomy of the organ ... / by John Harrison Curtis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the profession assigned them, have, many of them of late years, limited their practice to certain portions or to the diseases of particular organs; a circumstance which has been of the highest utility to the in- terests of the community. Though, on this point, surgeons have chosen to be divided in opinion, it is more, perhaps, from self-interest than from doubt of its utility; for every division clearly sim- plifies, and where a subject is extensive and complex, simplicity and perfection on any one point can never be obtained in any other way. This minute division of surgery first began with the diseases of the teeth, which certain individuals exclusively treated un- der the name of dentists, and who form now a numerous and respectable body of practitioners.