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Peritonitis  n.  (Med.) Inflammation of the peritoneum.





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... M., to be compelled to announce to you the death of one of the four women forming the female population of this Bar. I have just returned from the funeral of poor Mrs. B., who died of peritonitis (a common disease in this place), after an illness of four days only. Our hostess herself heard of her sickness but two days since. On her return from a visit which she had paid to the invalid, she told me that although Mrs. B.'s family ...
— The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 • Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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... exudate is given to children as an anthelmintic in doses of 2-6 grams with a little molasses, but it is not so harmless that it may be used with impunity in this form, Moncorvo and others having reported cases of peritonitis with symptoms suggestive of cholera following its use. It is drastic and digestive in addition to its anthelmintic action, but according to Rabuteau, boiling destroys the first property without affecting the others. Dr. ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera
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Words linked to "Peritonitis" :   redness, peritoneal inflammation, inflammation


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