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Nuland, Sherwin B.

The mysteries within : a surgeon reflects on medical myths / - New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000. - 286 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Ch. 1. The stomach: a little boy's big secret -- Ch. 2. The stomach: soul, spirit, and centrality -- Ch. 3. The stomach: ghostly gases, mystical acids -- Ch. 4. The liver: dumb luck and the surgeon -- Ch. 5. The liver: source of life -- Ch. 6. The spleen: organ of mystery, organ of melancholy -- Ch. 7. The heart: cracking the valve -- Ch. 8. The heart: the first and last dying -- Ch. 9. The uterus: the hysterical passion -- Ch. 10. Reproduction: babies in boxes.

ISBN: 0684854864

LCCN: 99088659

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Body, Human--Folklore.
Body, Human--Mythology.
Human anatomy--Mythology.
Body, Human--Symbolic aspects.
Folklore
Mythology
Stomach
Liver
Spleen
Heart
Uterus

LC Class. No.: R133 / .N77 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 610