A treatise on verminous diseases : preceded by the natural history of intestinal worms, and their origin in the human body . Fin. XV \ EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE FIRST. Fig. I. The head, neck and commencement of the part less ad-vanced in age of a human armed taenia, (cucurbitina.)—a, Thehead furnished with crotchets or fangs.—6, Protuberances ofthe head in form of crotchets.—a c c, Length and gradualenlargement of the neck —c d, The neck of the taenia grad-ually becoming the body. The less complete rings of theneck become broader and longer in proportion as they approx-imate a


A treatise on verminous diseases : preceded by the natural history of intestinal worms, and their origin in the human body . Fin. XV \ EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE FIRST. Fig. I. The head, neck and commencement of the part less ad-vanced in age of a human armed taenia, (cucurbitina.)—a, Thehead furnished with crotchets or fangs.—6, Protuberances ofthe head in form of crotchets.—a c c, Length and gradualenlargement of the neck —c d, The neck of the taenia grad-ually becoming the body. The less complete rings of theneck become broader and longer in proportion as they approx-imate a d. Fig. II. The body of a human armed taenia, (cucurbitina,) notyet developed, but of the same species as that of Fig. Ill,though the rings are narrower and without visible alternatepapillae. Fig. III. Pieces of a middling armed taenia, (cucurbitina,) twen-ty five metres one hundred and fifty decimetres long.—.aaaaaa, Lateral papillae of one side.—b bbbbb. Lateralpapilke of the other side, as they are both alternately dispos-ed.—c c, A double knot found in the body of the taenia. Fig. IV. A human taenia unarmed (broad) of


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