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. 31. Pyaemia 32. Febris puerpera- rum 33. Ephemera puerpe- rarum Pyaemia. Definition: A febrile affection, resulting in the for- mation of abscesses in the viscera and other parts. Note.—In returning cases of pyaemia, specify the affected organs. Puerperal fever. Definition: A continued fever, communi- cable by contagion, occurring in connection with child-birth, and often associated with extensive local lesions, especially of the uterine system. Note.—In returning cases of puerperal fever, the more important local lesions, such as peritonitis, effusions into serous and synovial cavities, phle- bitis, and diffuse suppuration, should be specified. Puerperal ephemera. Synonym, Weed. Definition: A fever consisting of one or more paroxysms, occurring a few days after delivery, generally attended by diminution of the milk and lochia, and unaccompa- nied by local lesions. B. 34. Rheumatismus acutus. Idem va- let Febris rheu- matica Rheumatismus subacutus 35. Rheumatismus gonorrhoi'cus [*13] 36. Rheumatismus synovialis 37. Rheumatismus musculorum a. V.-Lumbago... b. V. - Cervix ri- gida 38. Rheumatismus longus 39. Podagra acuta 40. Podagra longa, 41. Inflammatio syno- vialis podagrica Podagra retroced- ens Acute rheumatism. Synonym, Rheumatic fever. Defini- tion : A specific febrile disorder, characterized by non-suppurative inflammation of the fibrous tis- sues surrounding the joints, of which many are affected at the same time, or in succession. Sub-acute rheumatism. Gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Definition: An analogous affec- tion, associated with gonorrhoea. Synovial rheumatism. Definition: A rheumatic affection, in which an accumulation of non-purulent fluid occurs in the synovial sacs, and especially in those of the knee-joints. Muscular rheumatism. Definition: Pain in the muscular structures, increased by motion. Local varieties. a. Lumbago. b. Stiff neck. Chronic rheumatism. Definition: Chronic pain, stiffness and swelling of various joints. Note.—Cases attended with deposit of urate of soda are to be returned as chronic gout, and those in which there is marked distortion as chronic osteo-arthritis. Acute gout. Definition: A specific febrile disorder, charac- terized by non-suppurative inflammation, with considerable redness of certain joints—chiefly of the hands and feet, and especially in the first attack, of the great toe—and attended with excess of uric acid in the blood. Chronic gout. Definition: A persistent constitutional affec- tion, characterized by stiffness and swelling of various joints, with deposits of urate of soda. Gouty synovitis. Note.—Retrocedent gout is a term applied to cases of gout in which some internal organ be- comes affected on the disappearance of the disease from the joints. It should be referred to acute or chronic gout.