phthisical
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Mother and two uncles phthisical; maternal grandfather epileptic and a drinker.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
In the convalescence, the lungs were affected, he coughed, and in expectoration raised great quantities of phlegm, and really resembled a phthisical patient.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
I will continue the research by careful weighings of early cases; and will further endeavor to ascertain whether the addition of mullein to the cultivating solution prevents the propagation of the phthisical bacillus.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
I will do my best to make calamity of long life, by keeping the rheumatic and epileptic and phthisical alive, while I know how.
From Paul Faber, Surgeon by George MacDonald
Easy is it now to understand the similarity between the "cold abscess" of the cervical region and the "cold abscess" of the lung in a phthisical patient.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
