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... contractions which arise from nervous causes . Some cases of catalepsy have been related which are in- deed very astonishing , but , as I have said , they could only deceive unprofessional people , and those not familiar with the ...
... contractions which arise from nervous causes . Some cases of catalepsy have been related which are in- deed very astonishing , but , as I have said , they could only deceive unprofessional people , and those not familiar with the ...
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... ancients were misled by this contraction ; for , as they found the arteries void of blood , they regarded them as tubes for the conveyance of air ; and in this way arose the term artery ( ap , air ; τnpéw , to MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DEATH . 15.
... ancients were misled by this contraction ; for , as they found the arteries void of blood , they regarded them as tubes for the conveyance of air ; and in this way arose the term artery ( ap , air ; τnpéw , to MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DEATH . 15.
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... even after death . † * See Guy's Hospital Reports , p . 388. vol . vii . 1851 , Remarks on Strangulation . † See Alison's Pathology . The effects of Stimulants in producing mus- cular contractions soon 16 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DEATH .
... even after death . † * See Guy's Hospital Reports , p . 388. vol . vii . 1851 , Remarks on Strangulation . † See Alison's Pathology . The effects of Stimulants in producing mus- cular contractions soon 16 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DEATH .
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... contractions follow , and in some cases alternate contractions and relaxations continue for some time . The most astonishing experiments of this kind are , however , those made by the agency of galvanism on the human body . The ...
... contractions follow , and in some cases alternate contractions and relaxations continue for some time . The most astonishing experiments of this kind are , however , those made by the agency of galvanism on the human body . The ...
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... contractions which arise from nervous causes . Some cases of catalepsy have been related which are in- deed very astonishing , but , as I have said , they could only deceive unprofessional people , and those not familiar with the ...
... contractions which arise from nervous causes . Some cases of catalepsy have been related which are in- deed very astonishing , but , as I have said , they could only deceive unprofessional people , and those not familiar with the ...
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