Excerpt from Elements of the Theory and Practice of Physic, Vol. 2 of 2 The term chronic disease has been employed by physicians in a double signification, which, though sufficiently intelligible to those, who have had Opportunities of seeing disease extensively, may, without previous explanation; become the source of some embarrassment to the student. In the perusal of the preceding pages, this may perhaps have been experienced; but it is now more particularly necessary 'to clear up any such difficulties, as chronic diseases are henceforth to be the sole objects of investiga tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.