The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... blood , by reducing swollen parts , & c . The circulation , is the motion by which the blood , setting out from the heart , is constantly carried to all parts of the body in the arteries , and returns to the same point in the veins ...
... blood , by reducing swollen parts , & c . The circulation , is the motion by which the blood , setting out from the heart , is constantly carried to all parts of the body in the arteries , and returns to the same point in the veins ...
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... blood's motion in the healthy state ; for individuals differ from each other in this respect , and considera- ble variety probably takes place in diffe- rent parts of the body . It is generally supposed , that the blood flows in a more ...
... blood's motion in the healthy state ; for individuals differ from each other in this respect , and considera- ble variety probably takes place in diffe- rent parts of the body . It is generally supposed , that the blood flows in a more ...
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... blood as the aorta carried out of this viscus . The motion of the blood along the veins must be derived from the impulse which it receives from the heart , and from the action ( if there be any ) of the arteries . Its circulation in ...
... blood as the aorta carried out of this viscus . The motion of the blood along the veins must be derived from the impulse which it receives from the heart , and from the action ( if there be any ) of the arteries . Its circulation in ...
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