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Page 54
... that are most frequently excited by our sensations, are nevertheless
occasionally causable by volition; for we can smile or frown spontaneously, can
make water before the quantity or acrimony of the urine produces a disagreeable
sensation, ...
... that are most frequently excited by our sensations, are nevertheless
occasionally causable by volition; for we can smile or frown spontaneously, can
make water before the quantity or acrimony of the urine produces a disagreeable
sensation, ...
Page 63
... sensation, become so conjoined with them by habit, that they not only easily
obey these sensations occasioned by the stimulus of the excrement and urine,
but are brought into violent and unrestrainable action in the strangury and
tenesmus.
... sensation, become so conjoined with them by habit, that they not only easily
obey these sensations occasioned by the stimulus of the excrement and urine,
but are brought into violent and unrestrainable action in the strangury and
tenesmus.
Page 168
... the refluent blood again disiends or elongates them; and thus irritated they
contračt as before. The same happens to the arterial system, and I suppose to the
capillaries, intestines, and various glands of the body. When the quantity of urine,
...
... the refluent blood again disiends or elongates them; and thus irritated they
contračt as before. The same happens to the arterial system, and I suppose to the
capillaries, intestines, and various glands of the body. When the quantity of urine,
...
Page 223
They have also learnt of each other to cover their excrement and urine;—about a
spoonful of water was spilt upon my hearth from the tea-kettle, and I observed a
kitten cover it with ashes. Hence this must also be an acquired art, as the ...
They have also learnt of each other to cover their excrement and urine;—about a
spoonful of water was spilt upon my hearth from the tea-kettle, and I observed a
kitten cover it with ashes. Hence this must also be an acquired art, as the ...
Page 284
Sensibility increases during sleep, and irritability. Morning dreams. Why
epilepsies occur in sleep. Ecstasy of children. Case of convulsions in sleep.
Cramp, why painful. Afthma. Morning sweats. Increase of heat. Increase of urine
in sleep.
Sensibility increases during sleep, and irritability. Morning dreams. Why
epilepsies occur in sleep. Ecstasy of children. Case of convulsions in sleep.
Cramp, why painful. Afthma. Morning sweats. Increase of heat. Increase of urine
in sleep.
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| Title | Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ... Volume 1 of Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life, Erasmus Darwin |
| Author | Erasmus Darwin |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1801 |
| Length | 516 pages |
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