Lexicon:Phthisis, phthisical

From WikiPOBia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(Submitted by POBbot)
 
(One intermediate revision not shown)

Current revision as of 16:58, 31 January 2009

Term: phthisis, phthisical
References: Master and Commander, page 37
HMS Surprise, page 86
The Fortune of War, page 43
The Hundred Days, page 190
Meaning: A disease causing wasting of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

Notes:


See also, Lexicon:Phthisis (Guide for the Perplexed).

Additional information


Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.

Personal tools