The nomenclature of diseases, drawn up by a Joint Committee appointed by the Royal College of Physicians of London.

  • Royal College of Physicians of London.
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1869
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    Latin Eq. 6. Denguis 7. Typhus, 8. Febris cerebrospi- nalis. Idem va- ‘ lent Febris pur- purea pestifera. Meningitis epi- demica cerebro- spinalis 9. Febris enterica. Idem valet Febris typhodes Febris infantum re- mittens 10. Febris recidiva. 11. Febris continua simplex 12. Febricula [**] 13. Febris flava 14. Pestilentia. 15. Febris intermittens a. V.-Quotidiana.. b. V.-Tertiana Tertiana duplex c. V.-Quartana.... Quartana duplex d. Y.-Inordinata.. Neuralgia frontis... 16. Febris remittens... Febres pestiferse singularum re- gionum Dengue. Definition: An ephemeral continued fever or febricula, characterized by frontal headache, and by severe pains in the limbs and trunk, and some- times by an eruption, resembling that of measles, over the body; occurring in the West Indies. Typhus fever. Definition: A continued fever, characterized by great prostration, and a general dusky, mottled rash, without specific lesion of the bowels. Cerebro-spinal fever. Synonyms, Malignant purpuric fever; Epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis. Definition: A malignant epidemic fever attended by painful contraction of the muscles of the neck, and retrac- tion of the head. In certain epidemics it is fre- quently accompanied by a profuse purpuric erup- tion, and, occasionally, by secondary effusions into certain joints. Lesions of the brain and spinal cord and their membranes are found on dissection. Enteric fever. Synonym, Typhoid fever. Definition: A con- tinued fever, characterized by the presence of rose- colored spots, chiefly on the abdomen, and a tend- ency to diarrhoea, with specific lesion of the bowels. Enteric fever occurring in the child is often named In- fantile remittent fever. Note.—Fevers symptomatic of worms, teething, or other sources of irritation should not be in- cluded under this head. Relapsing fever. Definition: A continued fever of short duration, characterized by absence of eruption, and an abrupt relapse, occurring after an interval of about a week. Simple continued fever. Definition: Continued fever hav- ing no specific character. Febricula. Definition: Simple fever, of not more than three or four days’ duration. Yellow fever. Definition: A malignant epidemic fever, usually continued, but sometimes assuming a paroxysmal type, characterized by yellowness of the skin, and accompanied, in the severest cases, by hemorrhage from the stomach (black vomit), nares, and mouth. Plague. Definition: A specific fever, attended with bubo of the inguinal or other glands, and occasionally with carbuncles. Ague. Synonym, Intermittent fever. Varieties : a. Quotidian. b. Tertian. Sub-variety: Double tertian. c. Quartan. Sub-variety: Double quartan. d. Irregular. (101b.) Brow ague. Remittent fever. Definition: A malarious fever, charac- terized by irregular repeated exacerbations, the remissions being less distinct in proportion to the intensity of the fever. It is accompanied by functional disturbance of the liver, and frequently by yellowness of skin. Note.—The malignant local fevers of warm cli- mates are usually of this class.