Medical GERMAN" A MANUAL Designed to Aid Physicians in their Intercourse with German Patients and in Reading Medical Works and Pub- lications in the german language BY SOLOMON DEUTSCH, A.M., Ph.D. Authorof LetternforSeif-Instructioninthe German Langnage, Practical i Hebrew Grammai' etc. 4 NEW YORK 1884 &f* EnteredaccordingtoActofCongress,intheyear1884,byA.DEUTSCH,intheOffice oftheLibrarianofCongress,atWashington,D.C. PressofIsaacKriedenvald, baltimore.md. : PBEFACE In the following pages, which have been preparedatthe instance of a number of prominent NewYorkand Brooklyn Physicians, the author has aimed not merely to accomplish the general object in view: to prepare a Manualwhichwould bea welcome and reliable aid to the American Physician in his intercourse with German patients, and in reading German medical works and publications ; butalso tosoarrange itthat it mightproveadequatetotheneedsof those who possess a merely rudimentary knowledge of German, as well asthosewhoare more advanced in theirGerman studies. To this- end the following general plan, elaborated by numerous minor, yet important features, has been adopted, and, the author trusts, carried out ina manner that willbefound ofpractical use in accomplishing thepurpose in view. TheTextis separated into twomarked divisions: TheFirst, with itsnumeroussubdivisions, gives anextensiveand diversified collection ofwords and phrases that pertain directly or indirectly tothe science and practice ofmedicine, such as Parts of the Body (limbs, bones, muscles, nerves, organs, senses, etc.) ; Diseases, their Names andvarious Symptoms; Medical, Surgicaland Hygienic Appliances (Meansof Transpor- tation Bandages Surgical Instruments Baths Medical OiFuüals ; ; ; ; IV PREFACE. and Establishments; Articles of Food; Remedies and Expedients ArticlesofClothingand Furniture). Andforthe benefitofthosewhoare beginners,ornotfaradvanced in thestudyof Gerraan, these words and terms are accompanied by brief grammaticalannotations orhints, whenever deemed necessary. Thus the nouns are generallyfollowed by m., f, or n., to indicate their gender, and bythe endingsof the genitive singularandnomi- native plural. Bold-faced type is used whenever irregularities in nounsorverbsdemand specialattention. Compound ivords,withthe exception of those that are self-explanatory, are preceded by their Single components. Phrases and Sentences are prefixed by the wordscontained in themnot beforeintroduced. Familiesofwords are often grouped together to show their derivation and natural connection, and thusbydevelopingtheirmeaningtoaid the memory of the student. TheSecond Division consists of Comwsationsswpposedtobeheld at the sick-bed, andwith patients in general, which have been so arranged as to cover as far as possible the QuestionsandAnsicers that are likelyto occur when the diseases under which they are grouped are underconsideration. And here theauthorbegsleaveto saythatnothing,ofcourse, wasmoreremotefrom his thoughts than to suggest methods of treatment, and that his sole purposewas to offera wideränge ofwordsandphrasesin thissection, aswell as in that under the head of Symptoms, that might be applicable to theparticularcase. And in Order that everyGerman patient may readily understaud the expressions used, the author has aimed to makethem simpleand direct. Inthe Englishtranslation, however, intended exclusivelyfor the Physician, the more familiär scientific termshavegenerallybeenemployed. The German and English Indexes, which contain about 14,000 words,willbefound ofgreatvalueandveryconvenientforreference,