Age Quote by Giovanni Battista Morgagni
“A man of about fifty-four years of age, had begun, five or six months before, to be somewhat emaciated in his whole body...a troublesome vomiting came on, of a fluid which resembl’d water, tinctur’d with soot… Death took place… In the stomach...was an ulcerated cancerous tumour… Betwixt the stomach and the spleen were two glandular bodies, of the bigness of a bean, and in their colour, and substance, not much unlike that tumour which I have describ’d in the stomach.”
About This Quote
Medical autopsy details describing a fatal ulcerated tumor with secondary glandular growths, illustrating disease progression.
In simple terms: Tumor caused death.
Key Takeaway
Early detection saves lives.
Themes
medicine
pathology
death
Mood
clinical
serious
Type
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Spleen:1
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When to use this quote
- medical education
- patient care
- research studies
Key Concepts
diagnosis
anatomy
clinical observation
Questions to Reflect On
- What early signs could indicate such disease?
- How can imaging improve detection?
A Different Perspective
Technical language may be dense.
![“Those who have dissected or inspected many [bodies] have at least learnt to doubt; while others who are ignorant of anatomy and do not take the trouble to attend it are in no doubt at all.” quote by Giovanni Battista Morgagni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b5/giovanni-battista-morgagni-100_anatomy_those-who-have-dissected-or-inspected-ma_270225.jpg)
