A practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases according to the arrangement of Dr. Willan, exhibiting a concise view of the diagnostic symptoms and the method of treatment / [Thomas Bateman].

  • Bateman, Thomas, 1778-1821.
Date:
1836
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Credit: A practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases according to the arrangement of Dr. Willan, exhibiting a concise view of the diagnostic symptoms and the method of treatment / [Thomas Bateman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADVERTISEMENT. Iw putting forth a new edition of this work the Edi- tor, as in the last edition, has purposely refrained which it treats, except in three instances, which it will be readily seen are necessary; from a desire that the work should still retaim the stamp and impression given to it by its excellent Author. In stating his conviction that no arrangement is free from imper- fections, the Editor does not mean to enlist himself with those who affect to despise nosological arrange- ments: on the contrary, he accords with every sen- timent of the Author on this subject*; and he believes that it is not by the loose manner of imparting in- formation, which has of late years prevailed in medi- cal writings, that a correct knowledge of the healing art can be communicated to: the uninitiated, and the boundaries of the science of medicine extended. The chief object of the Editor has been to render the work as useful to the student as possible > with this view he has added the synonyms of each genus and species; and, by giving the definitions in a dis- * See the Preface. A 2