morbid anatomy
Britishnoun
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His plays, his rhyming plays in particular, are admirable subjects for those who wish to study the morbid anatomy of the drama.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
According to them, literature is to be strictly 'scientific,' to confine itself to anatomy, and, it would appear, to morbid anatomy only.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
In Italy, too, there were men who caught the new spirit, and appreciated the value of combining morbid anatomy with clinical medicine.
From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William
It shows unusual talent and thought—skill in the morbid anatomy of the soul.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
In this year Dr. Richard Bright of London published his famous "Reports of Richard Bright medical cases with a view to illustrate the symptoms and cure of diseases by a reference to morbid anatomy."
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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