Word: appendix
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...very thin man with bright deep-sunken eyes. Beside him stood the manager of a bus company. Suddenly the bus manager clapped his hand to his right side, groaned in agony, collapsed. The tall thin man had him removed to an emergency hospital nearby, tapped his abdomen, announced crisply: "Appendix. We'll have to operate at once. Not a moment to lose...
...Just before the date set for King Edward VII's coronation, with the German Emperor's brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, and half the princes in Christendom assembled at London, with delegations from India and the remotest parts of the Empire all assembled, His Majesty's appendix suddenly fulminated, distended, was likely to burst...
Miss Dawes is a resolute girl, as King Edward was a resolute man. In King Edward's case, after ignoring his appendix as long as was humanly possible, he found himself at the very last moment unable to be crowned. His Coronation was postponed, took place two months later on Aug 9, 1902. Last week Miss Dawes, luckier than King Edward, was able to advance upon Their Majesties, curtsey to the King, curtsey to the Queen, and retire in good order. Next day her appendix was removed by Sir Crisp English, operating at the U. S. Embassy in Princes...
...anemic women, chronic ulcer in men. Especially prone to the ailment are housemaids and shoemakers. Ulcers may occur after a blow in the region of the stomach. Anemia predisposes, especially in women. The disease may be found in connection with diseases of the heart, arteries, liver, gall-bladder and appendix. The present tendency is to charge infections, especially of the teeth and tonsils, as the probable cause of stomach ulcers. A deeper-laid cause is, according to Dr. Cushing's suggestion, emotional stress, worry, overwork arising from the contingencies of life. These derange the tweenbrain. The tweenbrain deranges the stomach...
...yesterday by the Department of Bygiene compared the results of the physical examinations of this year's and last year's Freshmen. The two classes were remarkable in their similarity. Figures on the physical condition of members in detail follow: 1934 No. P.C. Tonsils and adenoids removed 596 63. Appendix removed 108 11. Cannot swim 82 8.6 Smoke 381 40. Wear Glasses 354 37. Color Blind 3 .3 A posture 24 2.5 B posture 287 30.3 C posture 379 40.1 D posture 257 27.1 1933 No. P.C. Tonsils and adenoids removed 653 70.8 Appendix removed 90 9.9 Cannot swim...