The Prognostics and Prorrhetics of Hippocrates; translated from the original Greek: with large annotations, critical and explanatory: to which is prefixed a short account of the life of Hippocrates / by John Moffat, M.D.

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M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]
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Credit: The Prognostics and Prorrhetics of Hippocrates; translated from the original Greek: with large annotations, critical and explanatory: to which is prefixed a short account of the life of Hippocrates / by John Moffat, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The fame idea is conveyed by the 209th of the Coac. Pran. and correlponds pretty nearly with what is contained in the i68th of the Pror, The fymptoms indicate an op- preffion of the head, which may arife from phlegm, humours, moiflure and coldj hence the tubercles in the text. CLX. Abfcefles about the ears are bad in-^ dications in perfons affedted with paraplegp Paraplegy, according to Hippocrates, is a paralyjis or refolution of particular parts in confequence of apoplexy or epileply. Vid. note 118th, where the opinion of different authors, relative to this affedion, is adduced. The difeafe, therefore, being fomewhat connefted with apoplexy, tumours about the ears muft necefTarilj^