phthisis
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Wall Streeters parochially felt that the Administration's encouraging words were calculated to alleviate the stock market's phthisis.
From Time Magazine Archive
In three cases in which I have employed it, the persons were affected with phthisis.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
Delirium is present in many acute disorders, and not infrequently at a late stage in pulmonary phthisis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Two head-nurses only are known to have died—one from apoplexy; the other head-nurse was here seven months, was unhappily married, and some time afterward died of phthisis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Their constant presence in the sputum of the frequent cases of tuberculous phthisis suggests a ready means for their escape into the atmosphere.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
