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Letter, from Alexander Munro to William Cheselden, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: EL/M2/59

Date: 28 May 1723

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Details of a woman who had a tumour in her jaw, the operation to remove the tumour, and observations about the tumour itself; the woman died in childbirth and details of her post-mortem are given

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EL/M2/59
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28 May 1723
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Munro

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Alexander Munro, Letter, from Alexander Munro to William Cheselden, dated at Edinburgh, 28 May 1723, EL/M2/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m2_59/letter-from-alexander-munro-to-william-cheselden-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 10 December 2025

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