Excerpt from Practical Pathology: A Manual of Autopsy and Laboratory Technique for Students and Physicians Pathologic Histology deals with departures from the normal in the various tissues Oi the body, which, occurring as the sequelae of disease - processes, or standing in the closest causal-relationship to the clinical symptoms and physical signs, constitute the foundation Of all diagnostic conclusions, and Of all rational therapeutic treat ment. Without a definite knowledge of these abnormal changes, Of their various forms, Of the manner in which they arise and progress, no physician can deal intelligently with disease. The knowledge Of the natural history of disease, based upon a knowledge of the normal body, makes the wise and successful practitioner; and to such, the autopsy, the microtome and the microscope must ever stand as constant aids in the satisfying of his intellectual curiosity. It is, therefore, essential that the student in his undergraduate work should be so trained that, in addition to a broad conception of General Pathology, he may acquire also such a technical knowledge as to fit him to carry on his investigations after leaving the lab oratory. Not only in everyday practice in certain lines is a knowl edge of this technique necessary for diagnostic purposes, but the true physician should so hold himself toward every problem of diag nosis-which presents itself to him, that with every Opportunity, he will, through excision, curettage or autopsy, make use Of his tech nical skill to further his knowledge of disease, and to aid his science toward a solution Of its great problems. 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.