Lectures on Tumours

Title on fo. 76: "A | Treatise of Tumours | From | The Lectures | of Mr. Alexander Monro Professor | of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh & | F.R.S. | This Treatise of tumours was the Subject of his | Lectures before the Establishment of the other Col-leges of Medicine in Edinburgh | Edinburgh Novr. 4, 1735." The subject is thus divided: Tumours in general (fo. 77-80); True Aneurism (fo. 80 verso); Varix (fo. 80 verso-84); Varicocele and Circocele (fo. 84-85); The Hemmarrhoid's [sic] (fo. 85-87); False Aneurism (fo. 87); Echymosis (fo. 87-88); Phlegmon or Inflamation [sic] (fo. 88-99); Fistula (fo. 99 verso-103); Gangrene and Sphacelus (fo. 103 verso-107); Furunculus or Boil (fo. 107 verso-108); Phyma and Phygethlon (fo. 108); Carbunculus (fo. 108); Erysipelas (fo. 108 verso-111 bis); Inflammatory Tumours: of the Eyes, Lips, Nose. Ears and Tonsils (fo. 111 bis-112); of the Thorax (fo. 112); of the Axillary and Inguinal Glands (fo. 113-114); of the Annus (fo. 114-115); Perniones (fo. 115); Panaris or Paronychia (fo. 115 verso-116); Pterigon (fo. 116); Œdema (fo. 116 verso-119); Anasarca (fo. 119 verso-120); Hydrocephalus (fo. 120 verso-122); Hydrops Pectoris, Pericardii, Abdominis and Ascitis (fo. 122-131); Hydromphalos and Hydrops clausa (fo. 131-133); Hydrocele (fo. 133-134); Ranula (134 verso-135); Flatuous Tumours (fo. 135-136); Emphysema, Tymanites, Pneumatompols and Pneumatocele (fo. 136-137); Scirrus (fo. 137-139); Cancer (fo. 139-141); Strumæ, Scrophulæ, etc. (fo. 141-142); Fungous Excrescences, Polypus, etc. (fo. 142-146): Encysted Tumours (fo. 146-147). A few additional notes have been inserted on fo. 147 verso. Index (fo. 148). See also MSS. Nos. 74 and 106.

1735

fo. 77-148

Described in: Warren R. Dawson, Manuscripta medica. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of the Medical Society of London (London, 1932).