INFLAMMATION. 29 



but, when inflamed, it is roused to an alarming 

 degree, and the most dangerous consequences 

 may ensue from it. 



Inflammation has four modes of termination : 

 the first is termed resoliition', that is, when 

 the disease, after jroins: a certain lensfth, o;ra- 

 dually disappears again : the second, suppu- 

 ration ; that is, when matter is formed, or an 

 abscess produced : the third is named effitsion^ 

 which implies an extravasation either of blood, 

 "-•coagulable lymph, or serum : a!id the fourth, 

 ganf!:rene or mortification, by which is meant 

 the death of the inflamed part. 



Inflammation of the external parts is gene- 

 rally occasioned by some mechanical injury, 

 such as wound.-;, bruises, &c. : sometimes, 

 however, it arises from 2'/?^£^r/?t^/ inflammation, 

 or symptomatic fever, and is then to be con- 

 sidered as an eflbrt of nature to cure the 

 internal disease. Thus v/e sometimes find in 

 fevers abscesses taking place on the surface 

 of the body, whereby the fever is considerably 

 diminished, and, in general, terminates fa- 

 vourably. 



Inflammation is often produced by plethora, 

 or redundancy of blood in the body; in which 



