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 the advanced stage of phthisis it procured a respite beyond his expectation.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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
In a few instances we found the lesions of chronic phthisis, which had, of course, existed before the attack of relapsing fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It sometimes terminates in abscess or gangrene, but is more usually followed by chronic pneumonia, which may eventually either end in recovery or lay the foundation for phthisis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
