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CHAPTER II. 



- nriNAL DISORDERS OF THE LIVER. 



;:R the head of functional disorders may be em- 

 bodied all those conditions of the biliary secretions 

 which differ more or less from the healthy state, and 

 terminate, sooner or later, in further and more serious 



The chief derangements which full under this head 

 are 



1. Di minified secretion of bile ; 



2. Increased secretion of bile ; and 

 -'-cretion of morbid or altered bile. 



1. I ! r.ii.K, licit <T known as 



"torpor of t niiliarly so as a 



" bilious briefly defined as an irregu- 



lar or costive condition of the bowels, the stools being 

 ;u iuntlv charged with bile ; a sallow or muddy ap- 

 mce of the countenance ; dejection of spirits ; 

 lency ; and various other symptoms of a dyspeptic 

 character. 



& The chief causes which lead to an impaired 

 action of the liver are sedentary occupations, indolent 

 indulgences, neglect of exercise, exposure to cold, humi- 



ue or excessive perspirations ; 



habitual over-excitement of the stomach and liver, from 

 :ILJ and drinking rich and heating articles; a neg- 



