Project Gutenberg 1996-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 850 Gould, George M. (George Milbrey) 1848 1922 Gould, George Milbry Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle) 1871 1921 Pyle, Walter Lytle Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Genetic anomalies -- Prenatal anomalies -- Obstetric anomalies -- Prolificity -- Major terata -- Minor terata -- Anomalies of stature, size, and development -- Longevity -- Physiologic and functional anomalies -- Surgical anomalies of the head and neck -- Surgical anomalies of the extremities -- Surgical anomalies of the thorax and abdomen -- Surgical anomalies of the genitourinary system -- Miscellaneous surgical anomalies -- Anomalous types and instances of disease -- Anomalous skin-diseases -- Anomalous nervous and mental diseases -- Historic epidemics. Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. "Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine" by George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle is an encyclopedic collection of medical phenomena and exceptional cases written in the late 19th century. The work delves into rare and extraordinary instances found throughout medical literature, emphasizing the intriguing anomalies in human anatomy and physiology, and how these peculiarities have captivated the minds of both laypeople and scholars alike. The opening of the compilation provides a comprehensive introduction to the fascination surrounding medical anomalies throughout history. It discusses the longstanding human curiosity about the unusual aspects of the body, tracing the evolution of medical understanding from superstitions to scientific inquiry. The authors elaborate on how historical figures, including early anatomists, documented bizarre cases, effectively laying the groundwork for the accumulation of knowledge that would lead to modern medical practices. This early section also sets the stage for the specific chapters to come, which will systematically categorize various anomalies—ranging from genetic oddities to peculiar cases of menstruation—highlighting both their medical significance and the interplay of myth, science, and human understanding throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Medicine -- Anecdotes Abnormalities, Human R Text Medicine Category: Health & Medicine Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2439494 2025-07-01T07:02:53.096354 text/html 2431471 2021-01-01T10:51:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 889019 2021-01-01T10:51:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1000599 2025-07-01T07:03:11.222215 application/epub+zip 1037892 2025-07-01T07:02:57.171349 application/epub+zip 1000181 2025-07-01T07:02:55.678293 application/epub+zip 1690266 2025-07-01T07:03:23.355230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1637685 2025-07-01T07:03:10.201248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1599538 2022-09-01T07:57:29.302131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2390320 2025-07-01T07:02:51.019340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2390287 2021-01-01T10:51:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 883043 2021-01-01T10:51:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19915 2025-07-01T07:03:23.490158 application/rdf+xml 21707 2025-07-01T07:02:56.191291 image/jpeg 4941 2025-07-01T07:02:55.933289 image/jpeg 994916 2025-07-01T07:02:53.270333 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia