A series of engravings : accompanied with explanations, which are intended to illustrate the morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body; divided into ten fasciculi / by Matthew Baillie.

  • Baillie, Matthew, 1761-1823.
Date:
[1799]-1803
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Credit: A series of engravings : accompanied with explanations, which are intended to illustrate the morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body; divided into ten fasciculi / by Matthew Baillie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    PLATE II. This Plate represents the layer of white matter which is formed by the thrush in the pharynx and the oesophagus. The matter bears a very strong resemblance to the coagulable lymph which is formed upon many inflamed surfaces in the body, but the former is generally whiter in its colour and more brittle in its texture than the latter. It may be considered not improperly, as the coagulable lymph peculiarly modified by the action of the blood-vessels which separate it from the mass of blood in this disease. The same Plate too represents some tumours in the cavity of the oesophagus, forming a cause of obstruction in that canal which is very uncommon. FIG. I. Represents the layer of white matter which lines the cavity of the pharynx, and the oesophagus in thrush. A A. The cut edges of the pharynx, B B. The cut edges of the oesophagus. C C. The layer of white matter turned up a little at the edges in order to be viewed more distinctly. In some places it is cracked, a circumstance which depends upon its brittle texture. From Dr. Hunter s Museum.