BENEFICIUM NATURAE
\bˌɛnɪfˈɪsi͡əm nˈat͡ʃəɹˌiː], \bˌɛnɪfˈɪsiəm nˈatʃəɹˌiː], \b_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_s_iə_m n_ˈa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˌiː]\
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This term is used by the French pathologists for cases in which diseases have got well without medical treatment. With them, Benefice de noture, or B. de ventre, is synonymous also with Alvi Proflu'vium ;-a spontaneous diarrhoea, often acting favourably either in the prevention or cure of disease.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
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