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. a. Degeneratio adi- a. Fatty and calcareous degeneration. Synonyms, posa et calcarea. Atheroma, ossification. Idem valent Athe- roma, Conversio in calcem b. Aneurysma b. Aneurism. c. Coagulaimpacta c. Impaction of coagula. 1. Thrombosis 1. Thrombosis (local coagulation). 2. Embolus 2. Embolism (coagula conveyed from a distance). DISEASES OF THE SPINAL CORD AND ITS MEMBRANES. MORBI MEDULLAS ET MEMBRANARUM IN SPINA. 75. Inflammatio Inflammation. Note.—This term is to be used only -when the precise seat of the inflammation has not been ascertained by post-mortem examination. Varieties: V.—a. Meningitis a. Spinal meningitis. Definition: Inflammation of the spinalis membranes of the spinal cord. [*3T] V.—b. Myelitis b. Myelitis. Definition : Inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord. 76. Haemorrhagia spi- Hemorrhage (spinal). Synonym, Spinal apoplexy. nalis. Idem valet Apoplexia spina- lis 77. Atrophia spinalis. Atrophy (spinal). Synonym, Tabes dorsalis. Idem valet Tabes dorsalis 78. Medulla fluida White softening (of the spinal cord). albens Carcinoma (441.) Cancer. 79. Tumoresnonmalig- Non-malignant tumors. ni Return such tumors here according to the list at p. 21. 80. Deformitates inge- Malformations. nitae Return such cases here according to the list at p. 243. a. Spina bifida a. Spina bifida. DISEASES OF THE NERVES. MORBI NER VOR UM. 81. Inflammatio Inflammation. 82. Atrophia Atrophy. Carcinoma...., (44*.) Cancer. 83. Neuroma Neuroma. Definition: A fibrous tumor, of innocent nature, growing on or between the fasciculi of a , nerve. 84. Paralysis 1. Paralysis insano- rum. Idem valet Paralysis ex toto 85. 2. Hemiplegia ^Paralysis. (108.) 1. Paralysis of the insane, paralysis. 2. *IIemiplegia. Synonym, General * When the cause of this affection has been ascertained, the case should be returned