phthisical
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Its power of checking phthisical looseness of the bowels was very marked, and experiment proved that this was not merely due to the well known astringent properties of boiled milk.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
That it eases phthisical cough there can be no doubt; in fact, some of the patients scarcely took their cough mixtures at all--an unmixed boon to phthisical sufferers with delicate stomachs.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
Persons who have a marked predisposition to the disease had best not come in close contact with the phthisical.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
The subjects are generally women; they are mostly of that class of phthisical patients who have a quick intelligence, fine soft hair, and a sanguine temperament.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
No bacilli have appeared in their sputum for the past three months, and their phthisical symptoms have gradually and completely disappeared.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
