[Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) and the Terms Miliary and Tubercle].

Today Miliary Tuberculosis in Central Europe is a rare disease, quite often with resulting diagnostic uncertainty. The terms "miliary" and "tubercle" are outlined with their up to now accepted historical roots. An analysis of Marcello Malpighi's quite unknown post-mortem reports by the Italian author L.

[Marcello Malpighi (1628 - 1694) and the terms miliary and tubercle. A completion of hitherto existing historical terminology].

Today Miliary Tuberculosis in Central Europe is a rare disease, quite often with resulting diagnostic uncertainty. The terms "miliary" and "tubercle" are outlined with their up to now accepted historical roots. An analysis of Marcello Malpighi's quite unknown post-mortem reports by the Italian author L.

[200 years of bronchitis--from 1808 to 2008].

Because of the still growing importance of airway diseases, it should be worthwhile to remember Charles Badham's coining of the term bronchitis 200 years ago--in 1808. In the two editions of his book he reviewed historical names and concepts of tracheobronchial affections according to humoralism mainly under the topic of catarrh. Using his new term "bronchitis" he classified three forms (Br.