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. 17. Cholera simplex... 18. Cholera pestifera. Idem valent Cholera serosa, Cholera spastica, Cholera Asiatica a. Diarrhoea cho- lerica [*»] 19. Diphtheria Paralysis diphthe- rica 20. Pertussis 21. Parotides 22. Catarrhus epide- micus 23. Equinia 24. Farciminum 25. Equinia mitis. 26. Pustula maligna.... 27. Phagedsena 28. Phagedsena putris 29. Gangrsena nosoco- miorum 30. Erysipelas a. V.-Simplex. Idem valet In summo b. V.-Phlegmono- des. Idem valet In summo et in- fra cutem c. V. - Inflammatio diffusa membra- nse cellulosse [*H] Simple cholera. Malignant cholera. Synonyms, Serous cholera; Spasmodic cholera; Asiatic cholera. Definition: An epi- demic disease, characterized by vomiting and purging, with evacuations like rice-water, accom- panied by cramps, and resulting in suppression of urine and collapse. a. Choleraic diarrhoea. Diphtheria. Definition: A specific disease, with membranous exudation on a mucous surface (generally of the mouth, fauces, and air passages), or occasionally on a wound. a. Diphtheritic paralysis. Hooping-cough. Mumps. Definition: An epidemic and contagious affection of the salivary glands. Influenza. Glanders. Definition: An inflammatory affection of the nasal mucous membrane, produced by the conta- gion of matter from a glandered horse. Farcy. Definition: An inflammatory affection of the skin and of the absorbent system, produced by the con- tagion of matter from a horse having glanders or farcy. Equinia mitis. Synonym. Grease. Definition: A pustular eruption, produced by the contagion of matter from a horse affected with the grease. Malignant pustule. Definition: A spreading gangrenous inflammation, commencing as a vesicle on exposed skin, attended with peculiar hardness and fetor, and derived from cattle similarly diseased. Phagedsena. Definition: A condition of wounds or ulcers in which they spread with a sloughy surface. Sloughing phagedaena. Definition : A severe form of phage- dsena, in which the slough extends deeper than the surface. Hospital gangrene. Definition: Sloughing phagedsena, oc- curring endemically in hospitals. Erysipelas. Definition: Inflammation of the integument, tending to spread indefinitely. Varieties: a. Simple. Synonym, Cutaneous. b. Phlegmonous. Synonym, Cellulo-cutaneous. c. Diffuse inflammation (of cellular tissue). Definition: Inflammation of the cellular tissue, tending to spread indefinitely. Note I. — In slighter cases, occurring on the surface of the body, diffuse inflammation is identi- cal with phlegmonous erysipelas. Note II.—In registering cases of phlegmonous erysipelas and of diffuse inflammation arising from injury, surgical operation, or local disease, the cause should be specified.