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DUNCAN, James Matthews (1826 – 1890)

DUNCAN, James Matthews (1826 – 1890)

1826 – 1890

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1854 CE

#6181

On the displacements of the uterus.

“Duncan’s folds”, the peritoneal folds of the uterus. Republished in book form, Edinburgh, 1854. Duncan, a leading Edinburgh obstetrician, became lecturer on the subject at St. Bartholomew’s Ho…

1879 CE

#6194

Clinical lecture on hepatic disease in gynaecology and obstetrics.

Matthews Duncan pointed out that pernicious vomiting in pregnancy may be associated with hepatic lesions.