The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 129
NeilFs Contributions to Pathological Anatomy. 121 1849.] It was impossible, under the circumstances of the examination, to dissect out these arborescent calculi, with all their stems, branches, and buds, without breaking them. But, after washing the fragments, the broken extremities were, for the… … (Figs. 3 and 4.) The buds are perfectly white, and composed of a number of beautiful, shining crystals. Some of the stems are stained of a brownish tinge, others appear corroded, as if an acid had been applied. Their weight is 510 grains. Chemically, they consist of the phosphate of lime. In the…
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