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The Physiology Of Man; Designed To Represent The Existing State Of Physiological Science As Applied To The Functions Of The Human Body

The Physiology Of Man; Designed To Represent The Existing State Of Physiological Science As Applied To The Functions Of The Human Body

Flint, Austin

Paperback

Medical ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354506100
ISBN13: 9789354506109
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 564
Weight: 1.80
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Medicine before MRI had to listen. The body becomes readable here. In The Physiology Of Man, physician Austin Flint gathers the best physiological science principles of his day into a lucid, systematic human physiology textbook. Written as a medical science treatise yet paced with narrative clarity, it tracks the functions of the human body from circulation and respiration to digestion, secretion, and the nervous system, linking observable facts to reasoned explanation. Readers meet organ systems physiology as it was taught, debated, and refined: precise terminology, careful distinctions, and an insistence on evidence that still feels recognisably clinical. Flint writes for the serious learner, but his organising intelligence welcomes the curious reader: he moves from structure to action, showing how heat, motion, and sensation can be studied with disciplined observation at hand. First published in the Victorian era, this Victorian era physiology volume captures a turning point in 19th century medicine, when laboratory method and bedside observation began to speak the same language. It remains a clinical physiology reference for medical school physiology students, practitioners curious about the roots of their discipline, and historians of science tracing how modern concepts were assembled. For collectors, it is a public domain medical classic with the authority and period texture that only a complete unabridged physiology edition can offer. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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