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(6) By the genito-urinart passages.^ — This method of medicatioD. 

 is especially useful in treating local diseases of the genito-urinaiy 

 organs. It finds its chief application in the injection and cleansing of 

 the uterus and vagina. For this purpose a large syringe or the 

 irrigator described above maj^ be used. 



(7) By the blood. — Injections directly into veins are to be prac- 

 ticed by medical or veterinar}^ practitioners onl}^, as are probably 

 some other means of giving medicines — intratracheal injections, etc, 



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