. First lines of the practice of physic (Volume 3). FIRST LINES OF THE PRACTICE of PHYSIC. PART III. of SPASMODIC AFFECTIONS,without FEVER. mf MCCLI. NDER this title I am tocomprehend all the difeafeswhich cbnfifl in motu ab-normi ; that is, in. a preter-natural ftate of the contrac-tion and motion of the muf-cular or moving fibres inany part of the body. I jo PRACTICE m MCCLII. It will hence appear, why, under this title,I have comprehended many more difeafesthan Sauvages and Sagar have comprehendedunder the title of Spafmi, or than Linnaeus hasdone under the title of Motorii
. First lines of the practice of physic (Volume 3). FIRST LINES OF THE PRACTICE of PHYSIC. PART III. of SPASMODIC AFFECTIONS,without FEVER. mf MCCLI. NDER this title I am tocomprehend all the difeafeswhich cbnfifl in motu ab-normi ; that is, in. a preter-natural ftate of the contrac-tion and motion of the muf-cular or moving fibres inany part of the body. I jo PRACTICE m MCCLII. It will hence appear, why, under this title,I have comprehended many more difeafesthan Sauvages and Sagar have comprehendedunder the title of Spafmi, or than Linnaeus hasdone under the title of Motorii. But I ex .pe£r. it will be obvious, that, upon this occa-fion, it would not be proper to confine our view•lo the affeftions of voluntary motion only; andif thofe Nofologifts have introduced into theclafs of Spafmi, Palpitatio and Hyfteria, itwill be with equal propriety that Afthma, Col-ica, and many other difeafes, are admitted. MCCLIII. It has been hitherto the method of our No-fologifts to. divide the Spafmi into the twoorders of Tonici and Clonici, Spaftici andAgitatorii ; or, as many at prefent ufe theterms, into Spafrns ftridly fo called, andConyulfions. I find, however, that many,and indeed moil of t£e difeafes to be confid-ered under our title bf Spafmodic Affeaions,in refpeft of Tonic or Clonic contraaions,are of a mixed kind : And, therefore, I can
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