Browne Langrish M.D. (died 1759) was an English physician and medical author.

Life

Born in

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, Langrish was trained as a surgeon. In 1733 he was in practice at Petersfield, Hampshire. On 25 July 1734 he became an extra licentiate of the College of Physicians, and began practice as a physician. He was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

on 16 May 1734, and practised in

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. He graduated M.D. in 1748. Langrish died at

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, Hampshire, on 12 November 1759, buried at Winchester Cathedral on 28 November 1769.

Works

Langrish published ''A New Essay on Muscular Motion ''(1733) in which the structure of muscles and the phenomena of

muscular contraction Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle shortening because muscle tension can be produced without changes in muscle length, such as ...

were discussed. In 1735 he published ''The Modern Theory and Practice of Physic'', including original clinical. He described experiments in the analysis of

excreta Excretion is elimination of metabolic waste, which is an essential process in all organisms. In vertebrates, this is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys, and skin. This is in contrast with secretion, where the substance may have specifi ...

and the examination of the blood. A second edition appeared in 1764. In 1746 Langrish published ''Physical Experiments on Brutes, in order to discover a safe and easy Method of dissolving Stone in the Bladder''. Experiments on cherry laurel water were included, and he concluded that this poisonous liquid may be used in medicine. He delivered Croonian lectures on muscular motion before the Royal Society in 1747, and they were published in 1748. In the same year he published also ''Plain Directions in regard to the Small-pox''.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Langrish, Browne Year of birth missing 1759 deaths English surgeons 18th-century English medical doctors English medical writers Fellows of the Royal Society