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Cyclopxdia of Practical Surgery ; 
EMBRACING 
A COMPLETE VIEW OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS 
IN 
OPERATIVE MEDICINE. 
EDITED BY W. B. COSTELLO, M.D. 
MEMBER OF SEVERAL LEARNED SOCIETIES, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. 
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