ORD, William Miller (1834-1902)

"On myxedema: A term proposed to be applied to an essential condition in the ‘Cretinoid’ Affection Occasionally Observed in Middle-Aged Women.” In: Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. Volume 61

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al, 1878. 8vo. Ord’s paper appears on page 57-78. Engraved plates. Original cloth reinforced with tape. Provenance: Medical Library of the New York State Lunatic Asylum (bookplate on pastedown). Minimal soiling, a generally fine copy. Item #405493

FIRST EDITION. “Ord coined the term “myxedema” for the condition noted earlier by Curling and Gull.” (Garrison-Morton-Norman 3825).

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