Civil War Medical Terms?

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Photon713

Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av Photon713 » 17 okt 2006 15:19:46

I have a record of a Civil War soldier wounded in battle.
His muster records indicate that his complaint is "Vulnius Sclofreticum"
and he also has a reference to "Amput. Phal." Anyone recognize any
of these terms. Looks like some sort of amputation.

Regards...Bob

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ecunningham

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av ecunningham » 17 okt 2006 16:06:53

Photon713 wrote:
I have a record of a Civil War soldier wounded in battle.
His muster records indicate that his complaint is "Vulnius Sclofreticum"
and he also has a reference to "Amput. Phal." Anyone recognize any
of these terms. Looks like some sort of amputation.

Bob: Go here: http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/Ar ... lTerms.htm
click on "V" and you'll see it's probably a gunshot wound.
ecunningham@att.net

Alida Spry

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av Alida Spry » 17 okt 2006 17:39:41

Phyllis,

Those were the first two things that came to my mind also but I was a little
leary about mentioning the latter. Most men don't want to even think about
that possibility!

Alida


"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com> wrote in message
news:046dnUbPU-Yfm6jYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com...
The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the gunshot
wound.
In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be an abbreviation for
phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or phallus (penis:
phallectomy).

Photon713 wrote:

I have a record of a Civil War soldier wounded in battle.
His muster records indicate that his complaint is "Vulnius Sclofreticum"
and he also has a reference to "Amput. Phal." Anyone recognize any
of these terms. Looks like some sort of amputation.

Regards...Bob


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Phyllis Nilsson

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av Phyllis Nilsson » 17 okt 2006 17:50:24

The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the gunshot wound.
In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be an abbreviation for
phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or phallus (penis: phallectomy).

Photon713 wrote:

I have a record of a Civil War soldier wounded in battle.
His muster records indicate that his complaint is "Vulnius Sclofreticum"
and he also has a reference to "Amput. Phal." Anyone recognize any
of these terms. Looks like some sort of amputation.

Regards...Bob


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Toledo,Ohio

James A. Doemer

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 17 okt 2006 23:20:13

In News 046dnUbPU-Yfm6jYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com,, Phyllis
Nilsson at phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com, typed this:

The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the gunshot
wound. In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be an
abbreviation for phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or
phallus (penis: phallectomy).

Ouch!

Alida Spry

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av Alida Spry » 17 okt 2006 23:50:42

"Anne Chambers" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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James A. Doemer wrote:

In News 046dnUbPU-Yfm6jYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com,, Phyllis
Nilsson at phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com, typed this:


The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the gunshot
wound. In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be an
abbreviation for phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or
phallus (penis: phallectomy).


Ouch!


Did he become your ancestor before or after the war ? ;)

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Anne Chambers, South Australia


LOL! That was a good one! Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that
or I'd be cleaning my computer screen right now.

Alida

Anne Chambers

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av Anne Chambers » 17 okt 2006 23:55:46

James A. Doemer wrote:

In News 046dnUbPU-Yfm6jYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com,, Phyllis
Nilsson at phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com, typed this:


The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the gunshot
wound. In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be an
abbreviation for phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or
phallus (penis: phallectomy).


Ouch!


Did he become your ancestor before or after the war ? ;)


--
Anne Chambers, South Australia

James A. Doemer

Re: Civil War Medical Terms?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 18 okt 2006 02:44:47

In News 4pl4l2FjhjrmU1@individual.net,, Anne Chambers at me@privacy.net,
typed this:

James A. Doemer wrote:

In News 046dnUbPU-Yfm6jYnZ2dnUVZ_vOdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com,,
Phyllis Nilsson at phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com, typed this:


The body part amputated could depend upon the location of the
gunshot wound. In the medical terminology of today "Phal" could be
an abbreviation for phalanges (fingers or toes: phalangectomy) or
phallus (penis: phallectomy).


Ouch!


Did he become your ancestor before or after the war ? ;)

LOL! No, but one has sympathy for such an operation. :)

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