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 left side of the chest was emphysematous and ecchymosed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In severe forms of the disease the patient comes to acquire a peculiar puffy or bloated appearance, and the configuration of the chest is altered, assuming the character known as the barrel-shaped or emphysematous chest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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

The putrefactive gases evolved cause the skin to become emphysematous and crepitant and produce an offensive odour.

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