What is the Scrophula or King's-Evil?
Scrophulæ or Strumæ, commonly call'd the King's-Evil, are Tumours that generally shew themselves in the Glandules of the Neck, and in all those Parts where there are any. They consist of a viscous, serous, and malignant Phlegm, The Source or Root whereof is suppos'd to be in the Glandules of the Mesentery. They are also of the number of the Encysted Tumours.
What is the Dropsie?
It is a soft Tumour occasion'd by the setling of abundance of serous Matter in the Parts where it appears.
How many sorts of Dropsies are there?
There are three general Species, viz. the Ascites, Tympanites, and Leucophlegmatia.
What is an Ascites?
It is a kind of Dropsy that forms the Tumour or Swelling of the Abdomen or lower Belly, by a Mass of Water.
What is a Tympanites?