phthisical
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It's likely to, where there is the least phthisical tendency.
From The Fruit of the Tree by Kimball, Alonzo
When he had spoken, his voice had had the flat, deadly softness of the exhausted phthisical sufferer's.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
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
In our cities, not one phthisical invalid in ten, especially among women, can command facilities for daily horseback-riding, still less can they take long journeys.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
Some phthisical sufferers, of whom there are here, alas! too many, were now admitted from time to time into St. Vincent's Hospital.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
