The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... arteries empty , and the veins containing blood , in their dissec- tions , they imagined that the former were tubes for the distribution of air , and gave them that name , which they have retained ever since ; and that the veins were ...
... arteries empty , and the veins containing blood , in their dissec- tions , they imagined that the former were tubes for the distribution of air , and gave them that name , which they have retained ever since ; and that the veins were ...
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... artery , were choaked with blood , even to the entire obstruction of circulation and motion . But Harvey was not ... arteries into the veins through a spongy substance . Much yet remained to be as certained by microscopical observations ...
... artery , were choaked with blood , even to the entire obstruction of circulation and motion . But Harvey was not ... arteries into the veins through a spongy substance . Much yet remained to be as certained by microscopical observations ...
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... arteries , it washes every part , builds up what was broken down , and sweeps away the old and useless materials ... arterial system : the over- ruin . scheme for renovation . Accordingly a wise Providence , to ANATOMY .
... arteries , it washes every part , builds up what was broken down , and sweeps away the old and useless materials ... arterial system : the over- ruin . scheme for renovation . Accordingly a wise Providence , to ANATOMY .
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... arteries , and again taken in by the lympha- tics . It thus acquires a pliancy and soft- ness , which adapt it particularly to serve as a connecting medium for parts , which have motion on each other . The importance of this property ...
... arteries , and again taken in by the lympha- tics . It thus acquires a pliancy and soft- ness , which adapt it particularly to serve as a connecting medium for parts , which have motion on each other . The importance of this property ...
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... arteries , mem- branes , and ligaments , occasionally deposit lime , and cause the ossification of those parts . The account of the original formation of the bones in the fetus , is technically termed osteogeny . The parts of the young ...
... arteries , mem- branes , and ligaments , occasionally deposit lime , and cause the ossification of those parts . The account of the original formation of the bones in the fetus , is technically termed osteogeny . The parts of the young ...
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