phthisis

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The coal-miner's and scissors-grinder's phthises usually have, as an anatomical basis, catarrhal conditions of the a�rating surfaces and interstitial inflammations of the pulmonary connective tissue.

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