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The peculiarity of this dictionary is that the word "metastasis" appears for the very first time -
The work was conceived as a sequel to the Cours de Chirurgie (1746-1757); however, it is often separate from the set and is very usable on its own.
Elie Col de Villars was successively the king's doctor at Châtelet, then at the Hôtel-Dieu and at the Incurables hospital. From 1740 to 1744, he was dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. -
Mr. Elie Col. Vilars - French-Latin Dictionary, Terms Of Medicine And Surgery With Their Definition Their Division And Their Etymology - 1753
Good condition of the binding, work in its full period brown calfskin, good condition of the covers and the spine, rubbing from use, rubbed corners, small accident at the level of the right joint at the upper cover, spine with raised bands decorated with boxes gilt, marbled edges, gilt title and volume number on pieces of morocco-
Good interior condition despite some light waterstaining, some browned pages, pretty headband, beautiful initials -
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