<i>Eileos</i> in the <i>Internal Affections</i> of Hippocrates

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  • William H. Adams None

Abstract

The symptoms and treatments of eileos (ch. 44-46), interpreted as “blockage” or “retention,” suggest that renal failure often was the underlying condition; this expanded scope of the term helps explain Aphorisms 6.44.

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William H. Adams, None

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2020-11-20

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