Volume 1
Outlines of the anatomy of the human body, in its sound and diseased state / [Alexander Monro].
- Alexander Monro
- Date:
- 1813
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Outlines of the anatomy of the human body, in its sound and diseased state / [Alexander Monro]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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