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Causes of Death
Words used to describe medical conditions in the 18th and 19th centuries
Here is a list of medical terms collected from various sources including the Old Parish Registers. There are several blanks where the author, the late James T Mearns, was unable to find a satisfactory definition.
The list was published in the ‘Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society journal', no 73 (Nov 1999), pp 33-5. It has been reproduced on the ScotlandsPeople Centre’s network and website pages by kind permission of the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society.
Click on here to view the List of Medical Terms.
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