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(pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
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(obsolete, medicine) Any disorder of infants attributed to the effects of the colostrum
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(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
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(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Synonym of cri du chat syndrome
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Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
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Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
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(pathology) pain that is localised to the skin
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(medicine) Resembling or related to diphtheria.
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(medicine) An eruption of pustules.
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(archaic, slang) syphilis
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(obsolete) venereal disease
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A common cold (illness).
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Alternative spelling of whooping cough [(medicine) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.]
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(slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
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(humorous, euphemistic) Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a microorganism to which native Mexicans are immune.
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Related to, or suffering from, pellagra.
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Pertaining to pertussis or whooping-cough.
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A person suffering from phthisis.
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(medicine) The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.
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(archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
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(medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.
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(chiefly literary) Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar lung disease.
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(medicine, obsolete) A tiny, irregular-shaped pustule.
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(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
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(medicine, obsolete) A morbid trickling.
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(informal) Something, such as a germ, that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting).
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(medicine, dated) Coughing and expectoration following percussion in the supraclavicular region: a sign sometimes obtained in pulmonary tuberculosis.
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(dated) Alternative form of phthisic (“consumption; phthisis”) [(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.]
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Alternative form of phthisicky [Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.]
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Nonstandard form of phthisic. [(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.]
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Nonstandard form of phthisic. [(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.]
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(medicine) Treatment with tuberculin
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Affected with tuberculosis.
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(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
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(medicine) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
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Alternative spelling of whooping cough [(medicine) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.]
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