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*In the 19th century, [[pathology]] was considered as a new profession, and has made [[gangrene]] as a taxonomical umbrella with myriad of species flourished. | *In the 19th century, [[pathology]] was considered as a new profession, and has made [[gangrene]] as a taxonomical umbrella with myriad of species flourished. | ||
*In 1915, [[gangrene]] was described by [[surgeon]] D'Arcy Power in his book ''Wounds of War'': | *In 1915, [[gangrene]] was described by [[surgeon]] D'Arcy Power in his book ''Wounds of War'': | ||
''The [[wound]] generally becomes more or less [[emphysematous]] and discharges a thin brownish, offensive fluid, which contains bubbles of gas...'' | |||
''The ineffective process continues after [[death]] and the [[swelling]] may rapidly become so great as to make the [[corpse]] unrecognisable | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.
Overview
Gangrene originated from a Greek word that meant mortification of a human body part. It was first used as a noun in the British Isles during the 16th century. Surgeons most often used it to refer to the cure of external human conditions. [1]
Historical Perspective
- Gangrene originated from a Greek word that meant mortification of a human body part. [1]
- It was first used as a noun in the British Isles during the 16th century. [1]
- Surgeons most often used it to refer to the cure of external human conditions. [1]
- In the 17th century, this word was passed on from one person to another, until Shakespeare began to give metaphorical meaning to it in Coriolanus:
"The service of the foote
Being once gangren'd, is not then respected
For what it was before".[1]
- In the 19th century, pathology was considered as a new profession, and has made gangrene as a taxonomical umbrella with myriad of species flourished.
- In 1915, gangrene was described by surgeon D'Arcy Power in his book Wounds of War:
The wound generally becomes more or less emphysematous and discharges a thin brownish, offensive fluid, which contains bubbles of gas... The ineffective process continues after death and the swelling may rapidly become so great as to make the corpse unrecognisable
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lawrence C (2005). "Gangrene". Lancet. 366 (9498): 1689. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67683-0. PMID 16291052.