Medical vocabulary, or, an explanation of all names, synonyms, terms, and phrases used in medicine and the relative branches of medical science.
- Mayne, Robert Gray, 1808-1868
- Date:
- 1862
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medical vocabulary, or, an explanation of all names, synonyms, terms, and phrases used in medicine and the relative branches of medical science. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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