Electricity in its relations to practical medicineAppleton, 1872 - 506 pages |
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... action . of the constant current on the living , the galvanic irritation of the sympathetic nerve , etc. , have been stricken from the list of hypotheses , and elevated to places among scientific facts . In surgery , the electro ...
... action . of the constant current on the living , the galvanic irritation of the sympathetic nerve , etc. , have been stricken from the list of hypotheses , and elevated to places among scientific facts . In surgery , the electro ...
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... Action of the Electric Currents on the Organs and Tissues of the Animal Body , PAGE 1 9 11 30 35 • 44 . A. The Action of the Electric Current on the Nerves and Muscles , I. Action of the Current on Motor Nerves and Muscles , . II . The ...
... Action of the Electric Currents on the Organs and Tissues of the Animal Body , PAGE 1 9 11 30 35 • 44 . A. The Action of the Electric Current on the Nerves and Muscles , I. Action of the Current on Motor Nerves and Muscles , . II . The ...
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... action of the loadstone only was at command ; these were rendered more important about the middle of the last century by the preparation and use of artificial magnets , particularly by those of Maximilian Hell , of Vienna . After ...
... action of the loadstone only was at command ; these were rendered more important about the middle of the last century by the preparation and use of artificial magnets , particularly by those of Maximilian Hell , of Vienna . After ...
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... action of galvanism on the nerves and muscles , and demonstrated the dependence of nervous sensibility on external circumstances , such as muscular exertion , diseased conditions , etc. , and thus gave to science the results of his ...
... action of galvanism on the nerves and muscles , and demonstrated the dependence of nervous sensibility on external circumstances , such as muscular exertion , diseased conditions , etc. , and thus gave to science the results of his ...
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... action of the constant and interrupted electric currents , to assign the diseases of the muscles and nerves almost exclusively to the former , and to extend its efficacy to the treatment of cerebral and spinal affections . His ...
... action of the constant and interrupted electric currents , to assign the diseases of the muscles and nerves almost exclusively to the former , and to extend its efficacy to the treatment of cerebral and spinal affections . His ...
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