phthisical
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It was found in miliary tubercles of the lung, cerebral and intestinal tubercle, cheesy bronchitis and pneumonia, phthisical sputa, scrofulous glands, and fungous inflammation of the joints.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
He asked him to inquire specially as to the effect of the climate on consumption, and pointed out that Pliny described Egypt seventeen centuries ago as the best climate for phthisical patients.
From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Henry Laing Gordon
My dear fellow, you're a phthisical subject—not to mince matters.
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann
I have also used this drug in troublesome cough with dyspnœa of phthisical patients with good result.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
Malta is a famous resort for phthisical patients, although during the winter and spring the weather is cold and variable, and in autumn the sirocco is frequent.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by William Chambers
