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acid action affected alimentary canal altered attack bacteria become beef tea bilious bioplasm blood body bowels calomel capillaries capillary vessels cause cells changes cold Colocynth condition conjunctiva consequence constipation cure derangement diarrhoea diet digestion discomfort disease distended disturbance drachm epithelial epithelium excite febrile feel fever filiform papillae fluid frequently fungi fungiform papillae gastric gastric juice germs give glands glycerin grains grow and multiply important increased inflammation intestinal canal irritating jaundice liver living malady matter medicine minute moist morbid mouth mucous membrane mucus muscular fibres nausea nerve-centres nerve-fibres nerves Nitrate occur ordinary organs ounce pain papillae particles pass pathological patient pepsin perhaps persons phenomena pill Potash powder prescribed probably purgative quantity relieved remedies rheumatism secretion serious sick headache skin slight ailments small doses solution sometimes soon sore stomach substances suffer surface symptoms taking place temperature tion tissues tongue treatment ulcer
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Page 34 - And in the case of the higher animals and man, at least in many instances in which low organisms are associated with morbid processes, these last are neither the cause of disease nor are they produced by it. Germs being present, will grow and multiply whenever the surrounding conditions become favorable. If these remain for a considerable time unfavorable, the germs if present remain quiescent and may at last die.
Page 206 - Any wound or scratch that there may be on the surface looks angry. The processes of healing, and the nourishment of tissues do not proceed as in perfect health.
Page 40 - ... present during every moment of existence in health on the surface of the dorsum of the tongue. Multitudes, as I have said, pass down the alimentary canal every time we swallow food or fluid. Such ordinary bacteria and their germs do us no harm whatever.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | On Slight Ailments: Their Nature and Treatment Lectures on the principles and practice of medicine |
| Author | Lionel Smith Beale |
| Publisher | Blakiston, 1880 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Feb 2, 2008 |
| Length | 353 pages |
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