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... termed organized , -and the latter , of the actions which are peculiar to those structures , and which are distinguished by the term vital . It will be desirable to consider , in a somewhat systematic order , the prin- cipal ideas which ...
... termed organized , -and the latter , of the actions which are peculiar to those structures , and which are distinguished by the term vital . It will be desirable to consider , in a somewhat systematic order , the prin- cipal ideas which ...
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... termed Gelatine , is largely diffused through the Animal body ; but the tissues which are composed of it possess a simple fibrous structure , and a purely mechanical function ; and no vital action seems to take place in them ...
... termed Gelatine , is largely diffused through the Animal body ; but the tissues which are composed of it possess a simple fibrous structure , and a purely mechanical function ; and no vital action seems to take place in them ...
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... termed vital forces ; and the properties , which we must attribute to the substances manifesting those forces , are termed vital properties . Thus we OF VITAL ACTIONS IN GENERAL . 25 Digestive Characters of Vital Actions.
... termed vital forces ; and the properties , which we must attribute to the substances manifesting those forces , are termed vital properties . Thus we OF VITAL ACTIONS IN GENERAL . 25 Digestive Characters of Vital Actions.
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... termed a property ; and thus we regard it as the essential peculiarity of living Muscular tissue , that it possesses the vital property of Con- tractility . Or , to reverse the order , the muscle is said to possess the property of ...
... termed a property ; and thus we regard it as the essential peculiarity of living Muscular tissue , that it possesses the vital property of Con- tractility . Or , to reverse the order , the muscle is said to possess the property of ...
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... termed ) occurs in an organized or an inorganic substance , it is due to the forces generated by the mutual attraction between cer- tain elements of the substance , and the oxygen of the atmosphere ; and this attraction is sufficient to ...
... termed ) occurs in an organized or an inorganic substance , it is due to the forces generated by the mutual attraction between cer- tain elements of the substance , and the oxygen of the atmosphere ; and this attraction is sufficient to ...
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