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General Anatomy, Applied to Physiology and Medicine, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Chapter 1: Transcriber's Notes
By Xavier Bichat
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The work constructs an anatomical framework that treats simple tissues as distinct systems whose combinations form organs, and uses systematic experiments — dissection, reagent tests, and observations on living animals and patients — to define each tissue's characteristic organization. It distinguishes animal properties, such as sensibility and contractility, from organic properties, rejects explanations that rely on a single speculative vital principle, and applies rigorous induction to physiology: physiological phenomena arise from inherent tissue properties, disease reflects their augmentation, diminution, or alteration, and therapy seeks to restore the part to its natural state.

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Title: General Anatomy, Applied to Physiology and Medicine, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Author: Xavier Bichat

Translator: George Hayward

Release date: December 3, 2017 [eBook #56118]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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Transcriber's Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation, spelling and punctuation remain unchanged.

The large TABLE OF PHYSIOLOGY used curved braces to indicate groups. For clarity and to adjust to different screen/font sizes, these have been replaced by straight lines. In addition, to fit within page width considerations, the first column of these tables has been transposed into individual table section headings.

An analytical table of contents for all three volumes was included with volume III. This has been copied into this volume and the appropriate section has been linked to the relevant pages.

The outline Table of Contents was added by the transcriber.