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Excerpt from An Essay on the Lithontriptic Virtues of the Gastric Liquor
Since the discovery of the lithic acid, and its de tection in healthy urine, the opinion of physicians has been almost unanimous, respecting the genera tion of stone. The theory now received is, that the lithic acid is secreted as a component part of the urine, and that its concretion is the source of all the evils proceeding from urinary calculi. The calculous diae thesis consists in an increased secretion of the mat ter just mentioned.
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