Excerpt from A d104-Book of Pathology and Pathological Anatomy In many cases, on the other hand, we find such alteration Of the anatomical structure of the organs that it is at once evident that the functions of the part must also have departed from the normal, or there are Such variations in the circulation Of blood and lymph that secondary lesions in the organs must inevitably follow. These alterations in the anatomical structure of the organs are the immediate Object of pathology, which is concerned, like normal anatomy, with their recognition and description. The history of medicine demonstrates that equally with advance in the perfection of methods Of study the territory Of the purely functional disorders diminishes, so that for many of these conditions the microscope and its accompanying technique have established an anatomical basis. Thus the domain Of pathology is constantly being extended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.