Degeneracy: Its Causes, Signs, and ResultsScott, 1898 - 372 pages |
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acromegaly alcohol Alienist animals anomalies arch arrest of development arrested development associated asymmetry atavism bicuspids body bones brain causes cells cent centre cerebral cerebral hemisphere checked child cleft palate congenital constitutional convolutions criminals cuspids cusps defects deficiency deformities degene degeneracy degenerate digits disease disorder dwarfism effects embryonic epilepsy epileptic evolution expression of degeneracy face factor female fibres fissure frequently frontal functions germ growth Havelock Ellis head hemisphere hereditary heredity human idiocy idiot illustrated incisors individual influence insane intellectual jaws Kiernan lancelet less lower male marriage maternal impressions medulla medulla oblongata mental molars morbid mother nerve nervous exhaustion nervous system neurasthenia neurotic normal nose nutrition observed occipital occipital bone occur offspring organs origin paranoiac parents parietal lobes period perversion produced prostitutes puberty race sexual shown side skull spinal Spitzka stigmata stigmata of degeneracy supernumerary symptoms teeth tendency tion vertebrates
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