Category: History - Modern (1750+)

On the origin of inflammation of the veins and of the causes, consequences, and treatment of purulent deposits

Lee, Henry, M.D., 1817-1898· 2 chapters· 29,380 words

I. John Hunter expressed his belief that the blood has "the power of action within itself",[1] and that when it coagulates, it does so in consequence of an "impression" which it receives. Such an impression may be communicated by separation from the living vessels, or from "ce...

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2. PART II.

VIII. The experiments cited in the first part of this essay, illustrate the power possessed by the blood of preventing certain foreign substances from circulating with it. They...

1. PART I.

I. John Hunter expressed his belief that the blood has "the power of action within itself",[1] and that when it coagulates, it does so in consequence of an "impression" which it...