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[180]. See a paper upon this subject by Mr. Brodie, Phil. Trans. 1811.
[181]. Medical Logic, Edit. 2. p. 50.
[182]. From αντὶ against, and λὶθος a stone.
[183]. From λὶθος, and θρυπτω to break.
[184]. The kidneys have a more obtuse sensibility, and not such energetic activity as other glands possess; vital action is less concerned in the secretion they carry on, and their functions more easily fall under chemical and hydraulic explanations.—(Richerand.)
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