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SECT. 14.-Terms relating to Time. Months, weeks,

days, hours. Immediately, occasionally, &c. 72

SECT. 15.-Terms relating to Parts of the Body.
Head, neck, body, chest, abdomen, extremities,
&c.

SECT. 16.-Terms relating to the Symptoms of Dis-

eases. Cough, pain, watchfulness, tenesmus,

fever, spasm, hiccup, &c...

SECT. 17.-Terms relating to the Powers and Uses
of Remedies. To cure, to prevent relapses, to

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appease pain, to promote urine and the menses,

to correct acidity, to fumigate, to allay spasi,

to expel worms, to cauterise, &c.

SECT. 18.-Terms used in General Therapeutics and

Pharmacology. Dr. Duncan's Classification of

the general terms used by writers on general

therapeutics and pharmacology, with additions 93

SECT. 19.-Terms relating to Food, &c. Food or

aliment. Diet. Corn and its alimentary pre-

parations. Drinks: broth, milk, spirit, wines,

beer, aqueous drinks

SECT. 20.-Terms relating to Pharmaceutical In-

struments. Thermometer, syringes, sponges,

rods, camel's-hair pencils, funnels, bandages,

splints, trusses, boxes, gallipots, bottles, corks

and bungs, papers

SECT. 21.-Terms relating to Surgical Instruments. 113

SECT. 22.-Terms relating to Pharmaceutical Ope-

rations..

CHAP. VI.-Nomenclature employed in Prescrip-

tions. Scientific, classical, and barbarous

names. Origin of the nomenclature now used

in natural history and chemistry. Advantages

and disadvantages of the modern pharmaceu-

tical nomenclature. Germs of a new nomen-

clature.

CHAP. VII.-Abbreviations and Contractions used in

Prescriptions. Dangers arising from the use

of abbreviations. List of abbreviated names

which refer to two or more dissimilar sub-

stances. Directions for writing labels for

medicines. Table of abbreviations used in

prescriptions and pharmacy

CHAP. VIII.-Symbols or Signs used in Prescrip-

tions. List of those in most frequent use.

Mistakes from the similarity between the sym-

bol for an ounce and that for a drachm

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