PUBLISHERS' NOTE TO THE NEW AMERICAN EDITION. 



IN his masterpiece HENRY GRAY left undying evidence of his anatomical 

 knowledge and of his comprehension of the best method of imparting it to other 

 minds. After forty years its merits are only brightened by the numerous works 

 which have endeavored to contest its supremacy. During that time it has had 

 the benefit of the careful scrutiny of many leading anatomists of the English- 

 speaking race. Anatomy is far from stationary, either in its facts or in improve- 

 ments in the method of their presentation ; hence any work which would faith- 

 fully reflect the existing position of the science must be revised at comparatively 

 frequent intervals. Fortunately for students and practitioners. Gray's Anatomy 

 enjoys a demand rendering such revision possible. 



An evidence of the unremitting attention bestowed on this book is afforded 

 in the issue now presented. Its basis is found in the revision of 1896 by Pro- 

 fessor J. Playfair McMurrich and Dr. B. B. Gallaudet. The new chapters on 

 the Brain and the Abdominal Viscera by Dr. Gallaudet and Dr. F. J. Brockway, 

 respectively, have been retained. The section on the Mouth and Teeth has been 

 rewritten by Prof. H. H. Burchard, who has taken account of the latest advances 

 in the highly specialized department which particularly concerns students and 

 practitioners of Dentistry. 



The splendid illustrations in Gray have long been known as the most effective 

 and intelligible presentations of anatomical structures ever produced. In the 

 edition of 1896 this series was increased by the addition of one hundred and 

 thirty-five new pictures. The total of seven hundred and seventy-two illus- 

 trations stands unchanged in the new issue, but it includes a large number of 

 new engravings, no expense having been spared to effect improvement wherever 

 possible. 



The practical application of anatomical facts in medicine and surgery has 

 always been a prominent feature of the work, and this distinctive character- 

 istic has received especial care. 



In short, this edition is presented to the medical public with the con- 

 fident expectation that it will be found worthy in every respect to main- 

 tain the exalted position which the work has for so many years enjoyed 

 as the most convenient and intelligible exposition of its subject. 



