debility
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Debility was succeeded by disease—fever preyed upon its little frame, which was now reduced to a skeleton.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore
Debility is not such a prominent symptom as in typhus and typhoid fevers.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Debility from disease and overwork may cause the animal to interfere temporarily.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Debility of body, as well as uneasiness of mind, incapacitated him for that ardent and energetic pursuit of knowledge, by which he had been so eminently distinguished.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
I.—Senile Debility When we study old age in man and the lower animals, we observe certain features common to both.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
Vocabulary lists containing debility
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