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... adult , or even in the weaned child ; for an infant may suck , not because it is hungry , but in order to quench its thirst . That extreme craving for the breast , which is appeased only so long as the child is sucking , while the milk ...
... adult , or even in the weaned child ; for an infant may suck , not because it is hungry , but in order to quench its thirst . That extreme craving for the breast , which is appeased only so long as the child is sucking , while the milk ...
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... adult , and that peculiar class of symptoms , by which exhaustion is apt to simulate congestion of the brain , is specially likely to be induced . It may be added that , to a considerable degree , the same caution holds good with ...
... adult , and that peculiar class of symptoms , by which exhaustion is apt to simulate congestion of the brain , is specially likely to be induced . It may be added that , to a considerable degree , the same caution holds good with ...
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... adult continue its use . I shall hereafter have to explain to you the liability to collapse of the lung in early life , when feeble inspiratory power is associated with the presence of secretion in the air - tubes . In this state the ...
... adult continue its use . I shall hereafter have to explain to you the liability to collapse of the lung in early life , when feeble inspiratory power is associated with the presence of secretion in the air - tubes . In this state the ...
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... adult . Fomentations , poultices , and liniments of various kinds relieve pain , abate spasm , or serve as useful counter - irritants , in very many cases which I need not now occupy your time in specifying . But , besides these ...
... adult . Fomentations , poultices , and liniments of various kinds relieve pain , abate spasm , or serve as useful counter - irritants , in very many cases which I need not now occupy your time in specifying . But , besides these ...
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... adult . In the second place , the brain in infancy is much more exposed to disorder than that of the adult , owing to the far wider variations . of which the cerebral circulation is susceptible in early life than subsequently . Nor is ...
... adult . In the second place , the brain in infancy is much more exposed to disorder than that of the adult , owing to the far wider variations . of which the cerebral circulation is susceptible in early life than subsequently . Nor is ...
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abdomen adult affection appearance arachnoid attack attended auscultation become blood bowels brain breathing bronchi bronchial bronchitis calomel catarrh cause cerebral character chest child childhood chorea coma condition congestion considerable constipated continued convulsions cord cough course croup death degree dentition depletion deposit diarrhoea diphtheria disease disorder disturbance doses drowsiness dura mater dyspnoea early effusion epilepsy excited existed extreme false membrane fatal fever fluid frequent glands glottis hæmorrhage head hooping-cough hydrocephalus increase infant inflammation instances intestines irritation larynx less lungs measles mischief months morbid mucous mucous membrane nature nervous system notice observed occasionally occur organs pain paroxysms patient peculiar phthisis pia mater pleurisy pneumonia present pulse quantity remedies respiration result scarlatina scarlet fever seems seldom severe side skin slight softening sometimes spinal stage stomach substance suffering supervene surface symptoms takes place tion tracheotomy treatment tubercle tubercular ulceration urine usually ventricles vomiting weeks
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