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. 60. Meningitis 1. Inflammatio durse matris 2. Inflammatio piae matris et mem- bran ae arach- noidis 3. Meningitis tubercu- losa. Idem valet Hydrocephalus acutus Febris cerebrospi- nalis 61. Inflammatio cerebri 62. Cerebrum fluidum rubens 63. Cerebrum fluidum flavens 64. Abscessus cerebri 65. Apoplexia a. Ex congestione... b. Ex haemorrhagia 66. Solis ictus 67. Hydrocephalus longus 68. Hypertrophia ce- rebri 69. Atrophia cerebri... „ [*35] 70. Cerebrum fluidum albens. Idem valet Mollities atro- phica Morbus syphiliticus Carcinoma 71. Tumor fibrosus 72. Tumor osseus Tubercula deposita a. Tubercula milia- ria sive granu- losa b. Tubercula flava 73. Morbus parasiticus 73*. Deformitates in- gentiae 74. Morbi arteriarum cerebri Meningitis. Definition: Inflammation of the membranes of the brain. 1. Inflammation of the dura mater. Note —This form of inflammation is almost in- variably the result of injury or disease of the bones of the skull; in such cases, the injury or disease by which it is caused ought to be specified. 2. Inflammation of the pia mater and arachnoid. (491.) 3. Tubercular meningitis. Synonym, Acute hydro- cephalus. (8.) Cerebro-spinal fever. Inflammation of the brain. Definition : Inflammation of the brain substance, with or without implication of the membranes, usually partial, and in many cases dependent on local injury, or foreign deposit. Red softening (of the brain). Yellow softening (of the brain). Abscess (of the brain). Apoplexy. Varieties: a. Congestive. b. Sanguineous. Synonym, Cerebral hemorrhage. Sunstroke. Chronic hydrocephalus. Hypertrophy (of the brain). Atrophy (of the brain). Definition: Diminution of brain substance without induration or softening. White softening (of the brain). Synonym, Atrophic soft- ening. Note. — This form of disease is the result of imperfect nutrition, owing to deficient supply of blood, and is in most instances dependent upon mechanical obstruction, or degeneration of the cerebral arteries. (431.) Syphilitic disease. (441.) Cancer. Fibrous tumor. Osseous tumor. (491.) Tubercular deposit. a. Miliary or granular tubercle. Note.—To be referred to tubercular meningitis. b. Yellow tubercle. Parasitic disease. Return cases of this class according to the list at p. 233. (Nos. 14, 22.) Malformations. Return such cases here according to the list at pp. 237, 245. Diseases of the cerebral arteries.