POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



ous sizes each of which may develop into 

 an egg. As an ovum passes through the 

 oviduct it is first coated with an albuminous 

 covering (the white of egg) ; lower down 

 it is coated with a calcareous deposit that 

 forms the shell of the egg. (Fig. 18.) 



J. Diagnosis of Disease by Post-Mortem 

 Symptoms 



For purposes of diagnosis each organ 

 must be examined. Note in each case if it 

 is enlarged, spotted, ruptured, inflamed or 

 engorged with blood. Observe if it is an 

 unusual color or if it possesses any other 

 symptom of an abnormal character. 



A single symptom in a single organ, un- 

 less very pronounced and characteristic, 

 will not be sufficient evidence for forming 

 an accurate opinion as to the cause of death. 

 But if the condition of the other organs and 

 the symptoms before and attending death 

 are taken into consideration, there will sel- 

 dom be any difficulty, from a practical 

 standpoint, in deciding upon the nature of 

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