Download or read book A Dictionary of Practical Medicine, Vol. 1 of 3 written by James Copland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Dictionary of Practical Medicine, Vol. 1 of 3: Comprising General Pathology, the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Morbid Structures, and the Disorders Especially Incidental to Climates, to the Sex, and to the Different Epochs of Life; With Numerous Prescription for the Medicines Recommended Without putrefaction: this only occurs when the membranes have remained entire, and air been excluded from the interior of the uterus. In other instances it is converted into a substance resem bling adipocere, or the fatty substances generated during the decomposition of animal matter. In rarer cases the fetus and envelopes become hard ened, and even converted into a bony or petrous state, and retained till the natural death of the mother; or, in the course of some months, or even years, occasion inflammation of the uterus, and suppuration. Sometimes, in cases of this latter description, a portion of the uterus forms adhesions to the parts Opposite; the abscess which is formed extending in that direction, and opening on the surface of the abdomen, or in the interior of the intestinal canal, or into the vagina, and giving issue to purulent matter, mixed with a fetid sanies, and portions of bones arising from the decompo sitiou of the textures of the embryo.. But these latter consequences of abortion are rarely met with unless in cases of rupture of the womb, or extra-uterine impregnation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.