The hydropathic encyclopedia : a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts ... designed as a guide to families and students, and a text-book for physicians / by R. T. Trall, M.D.

  • Russell Trall
Date:
1853
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Credit: The hydropathic encyclopedia : a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts ... designed as a guide to families and students, and a text-book for physicians / by R. T. Trall, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. History of Medicine.—The Earliest Ancient Physicians— The Early Grecian Physi- cians—The Dogmatic and the Empirical Physicians—Medical Philosophers—Hippo- crates—The first Irregular physician—The Alexandrian School—The Regulars hanished from Rome—The first Heroic Practitioner—The Pneumatics and Eclectics—The first Pharmacopoeia—Galen—The Arabian School—The Monks and Alchemists—The Chem- ical Physicians—The Prince of Empirics—The Regular and irregular Controversy— The Anatomical Physicians—Revival of the Hippocratean Doctrine—The Fermenta- tioniBtB—The Mathematical Physicians—The Vitahsts—The Solidists—The Metaphys- ical Physicians—Boerhaave—Haller — The Semi-animists—Cullen — The BrunoniHQ System—Medicine at the end of the Eighteenth. Century—Medicine in the United States 9-36 Histohy of Bathing.—Ancient Bathing—Bathing in the Middle Ages—Bathing Habits of different Nations—Medicated Baths—Medical Testimony in favor of the Remedial Use of Water 36-52 PART I.—ANATOMY. Chapter I. Of the Bones : Osteology—Structure of Bone—Development—Staees of Ossification—The Skeleton—Vertebral Column—Bones of the Head—Sutures of the Skull—Orbits of the Eye—The Teeth—Bones of the Chest—The Thorax—Upper Ex. tremities—Pelvis—Lower Extremities—Sesamoid Bones 53-78 Chapter II. Or the Ligaments : Syndesmology.—Vertebral Joints—Neck-joint— 1- o ■' er-jaw—Costo-vertebra]—Costo-sternal—Sternal—Vertebro-pelvic—Pelvis—Sacro- coccygean—Pubic—Sternoclavicular—Shoulder—Elbow—Wrist—Cai-pal Carpo-me- tacarpal—Metacarpophalangeal—Phalangeal—Hip— Knee—Ankle—Tarsal—Turso-mc- tatarsal—Metatarso-phalangeiil—Toe 78-92 Chapter III. Of the Muscles : Myology.—Structure—Development—Cranial Group —Orbital, Ocular—Nasal—Superior Labal—Inferior Labal—Maxillary—iurieulir— Superficial ol the Neck, Laryngeal—LingumaJ—Pharyngeal—Palatal—Prevertebral— Ot the Back—Of the Thorax— Ot the Abdomen—Of the Trunk—Perineal—Uduct Ft. tremity—Lower Extremity FFgo j™ Chapter IV. Of the Fasciae : Aponeurology.—Collulo-fibrous Fascia—Aponeurotic Fascia—Femporal—Cervical-Thoracic—Abdominal—Inguinal Hernia—Iliac Fascia- Pelvic—Perineal—Upper Extremity—Lower Extremity—Femoral Hernia 17-I3I Chapt-r V. Of the Arteries : ANGEIOLOGY.-Structure-Distribution-Intercom. rnun.c.Mon-Systemic Arter.es-Aorta-Innominata-Carotids-Ten.poral-Maxillarv -=ubclavian-Circle of W! hs-Thyrold Axis-Internal Mammary-Axillary-BrS ,al-Radial-Ulnar-Thoracie Aorta-Abdominal Aorta-Gastric-Hepatic-Splenic- Mesenteric - Spermatic - Il.acs _ Femoral - Popliteal - Tibials - Plfn tor-P ulmon7 ,/y ''■ ' ' 131-148 Chapter VII. Of the Lymphatics: Angeiolooy— Ananrhmt al-lLl-,, ,S_155 Lvmphatic Glands-Lacteals-Thoracic Duct ADsoibent System-Valves- ^ersieSlServ^ ■ongata- Spinal Cord-Cranifl ^eJ^^^^^T^^!,^ 161-188