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. 48. Leprae verge. Syn. Elephantiasis Grae- corum [*25] 49. Struma a Struma cum tu- la ere ul is b. Struma sine tu- berculis Habitus stru- mosus 1. Mala strumosa partium sin- gularum Meningitis tu- berculosa Ophthalmia strumosa Pericarditis tu- berculosa Morbus strumo- sus glandula- rum Phthisis pulmo- nalis Haemoptysis Tubercula mili- aria acuta Tabes mesen- terica Peritonitis tu- berculosa 50. Rachitis. 51. Cretismus a. Cretismus per- fectus. Idem valet. Cretis- mus insanabilis [*27] b. Cretismus im- perfectus. Idem valet Cretismus sanabilis True leprosy. Synonym, Elephantiasis Graecorum. Scrofula. Definition: A constitutional disease, resulting either in the deposit of tubercle, or in specific forms of inflammation or ulceration. Varieties: a. Scrofula with tubercle. b. Scrofula without tubercle. Note.—The constitutional tendency which has received the name of the Scrofulous Diathesis, when unattended by local lesions, is not to be re- turned as a disease. Local scrofulous affections. Tubercular meningitis. Scrofulous ophthalmia. Tubercular pericarditis. Scrofulous disease of glands. Phthisis pulmonalis. * Haemoptysis. Acute miliary tuberculosis. Tabes mesenterica. Tubercular peritonitis. Note.—These and all other cases of local scro- fulous affection are to be returned in the order specified in the foot-note at page 21. Rickets. Definition: A constitutional disease of early childhood, manifested by curvature of the shafts of the long bones, and enlargement of their can- cellous extremities. Cretinism. Definition: A condition of imperfect development and deformity of the whole body, especially of the head, occurring in the valleys of certain mountain- ous districts, and attended by feebleness or ab- sence of the mental faculties and special senses, and often associated with goitre. Varieties: a. Complete cretinism. Synonym, Incurable cretinism. Definition: Cretinism, characterized by idiocy, deaf-dumbness, deficiency of general sensibility, and absence of the reproductive power. b. Incomplete cretinism. Synonym, Curable cretinism. Definition: A degree of cretinism in which the mental faculties, though limited, are capable of development, the head is moderately well formed and erect, the special senses, the faculty of speech, and the reproductive powers are present When the cause of this affection has been ascertained, the case should be returned