emphysematous

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The technical term, Dr. Goldberg said, is emphysematous gastroenteritis, and “that’s what the chimps had.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2021

Putrefactive gases may be evolved in the tissues, and their presence is indicated by emphysematous crackling when the part is handled.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The term heaves is applied almost wholly to an emphysematous condition of the lungs.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

There was at first a grave emphysematous condition due to the laceration of several broken ribs.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In severe forms of the disease the patient comes to acquire a peculiar puffy or bloated appearance, and the configuration of the chest is altered, assuming the character known as the barrel-shaped or emphysematous chest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various