Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ...J. Johnson, 1801 - Evolution |
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Page 141
... retina become imper- fectly exerted from deficiency of fenforial power , as explained in Sect . XX . and XXI . 3. on Ver- tigo and on Drunkennefs , and hence the ftagger- ing inebriate cannot completely balance himself by fuch ...
... retina become imper- fectly exerted from deficiency of fenforial power , as explained in Sect . XX . and XXI . 3. on Ver- tigo and on Drunkennefs , and hence the ftagger- ing inebriate cannot completely balance himself by fuch ...
Page 195
... retina imitated by the extremi- ties of the nerves of touch , or rete mucofum . 2. Nutri- ment fupplied by the female of three kinds . Her imagina- tion can only affect the first kind Mules how produced , and mulattoes . Organs of ...
... retina imitated by the extremi- ties of the nerves of touch , or rete mucofum . 2. Nutri- ment fupplied by the female of three kinds . Her imagina- tion can only affect the first kind Mules how produced , and mulattoes . Organs of ...
Page 221
... retina is an extremity of a nerve of fenfa- tion ; as for inftance one of the fibrils , which compofe the mouth of an abforbent veffel ; I fup- pofe this living filament , of whatever form it be , whether sphere , cube , or cylinder ...
... retina is an extremity of a nerve of fenfa- tion ; as for inftance one of the fibrils , which compofe the mouth of an abforbent veffel ; I fup- pofe this living filament , of whatever form it be , whether sphere , cube , or cylinder ...
Page 249
... retina is expanded , is of dif- ferent colour in different animals ; in those which feed on grafs it is green ; from hence there would appear fome connexion between the colour of the choroid coat and of that conftantly painted on the retina ...
... retina is expanded , is of dif- ferent colour in different animals ; in those which feed on grafs it is green ; from hence there would appear fome connexion between the colour of the choroid coat and of that conftantly painted on the retina ...
Page 250
... retina , which is called whitenefs , being conftantly excited in the eye , may be gradually imitated by the extremities of the nerves of touch , or rete mucofum of the fkin . And if it be fuppofed , that the action of the retina in ...
... retina , which is called whitenefs , being conftantly excited in the eye , may be gradually imitated by the extremities of the nerves of touch , or rete mucofum of the fkin . And if it be fuppofed , that the action of the retina in ...
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abforbent abforption acid action affociation alfo animal appetencies arifes arterial becauſe become blood body buds cafes caudex caufe ceafes chyle circumftance Clafs clofed cold fit colour confequence confift conftitute debility defcribed defire difeafes digeftion diſeaſe dofes effect embryon excited exertion exift external faid falts fame fecondary fecretion feems feen female fenfation fenfe fenfibility fenforial power fetus fever fexual fhould fibres fibrils filk fimilar firft fkin fluid fmall folar folution fome fometimes foon fpectrum ftate ftimulus ftomach fubject fucceeds fuch fugar fuppofed fweat fyftem glands greater heat hence increaſe inflammation inteftines irritative motions kind lacteals lefs liable living filament male membrane moft mucilage mucus mufcles muft neceffary nutriment nutritive obferved occafioned opium organs owing oxygen pain particles perfpiration pleaſurable poffefs produced pulfe purpofe quantity quiefcence refemble refpect retina reverfe Sect thefe theſe thofe thoſe tion torpor ufual ulcers uſed uterus variolous veffels vegetable viviparous volition