(PDF Download) The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine Writen By Thomas Morris
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
By : Thomas Morris
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A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions,A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestickA remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orificeThese are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries. This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world.From seventeenth-century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity ? such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium. Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia ? such as a daring nineteenth-century operation to
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Author : Thomas Morris
Pages : 256 pages
Publisher : Dutton
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : B07B77L4NS
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