PARRY, Caleb Hillier (1755 – 1822)
1755 – 1822
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Philip Audinet · Gillian Hull: Caleb Hillier Parry 1755-1822: a notable provincial physician. J R Soc Med. June 1998; 91(6): 335–338. PMID 9771526 ( online access ) · Public domain
1799 CE
#2888
An inquiry into the symptoms and causes of the syncope anginosa commonly called angina pectoris.
This was a paper read before the Gloucester Medical Society in 1788, but not published until 1799. Largely confirming the earlier work of Heberden on the condition, Parry stated his conclusion that disease of the coro…
1816 CE
#2742
An experimental inquiry into the nature, cause and varieties of the arterial pulse: And into certain other properties of the larger arteries, in animals with warm blood.
This work "included a summary of more than two dozen experiments he [Parry] conducted on a variety of mammals. In this book he discussed the pulsatile expansion of the arteries and importance of collaterals. Parry ref…
1825 CE
#2210
Collections from the unpublished writings of the late Caleb Hillier Parry. 3 vols.
Includes Parry’s interesting description of eight cases of exophthalmic goitre, the first of which was observed in 1786, and his notes on four cases of angina pectoris. Parry's paper, "Enlargement of the thyroid…