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The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body.
Publication Details
London: J. Johnson & G. Nicol, 1793 CE.
Baillie was a nephew and pupil of William Hunter. The above is the first systematic textbook of morbid anatomy, treating the subject for the first time as an independent science. See also Nos. 2736, 3167.1. Baillie was the last and most eminent owner of the famous gold-headed cane (No. 6709). His clear and comprehensive description of the pulmonary lesions of tuberculosis could hardly be bettered today; he differentiated the nodular and infiltrating types. Page 87: First clear description of the morbid anatomy and symptoms of gastric ulcer. Baillie is also credited with the first description of transposition of the great vessels in this work.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #2281 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2898 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-morbid-anatomy-of-some-of-the-most-important-parts-of-the-human-body |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London