emphysematous

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The technical term, Dr. Goldberg said, is emphysematous gastroenteritis, and “that’s what the chimps had.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2021

The mucous glands of the mouth were livid, and occasionally excoriated; the bronchial tubes were obstructed with mucosities; the lungs, besides being partially congested, were sometimes emphysematous, that is, inflated with compressed air.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

Decomposition sets in early, and the resulting gases cause a puffy, emphysematous condition of the connective tissue.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Putrefactive gases may be evolved in the tissues, and their presence is indicated by emphysematous crackling when the part is handled.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The upper lobe partially excavated and ragged; the inferior lobe infiltrated and emphysematous.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald