Pulmonary+consumption
51Beddoes — (spr. Beddohs), Thomas, geb. 1754 zu Shissnäll in Shropshire; wurde 1786 Professor der Chemie in Oxford u. privatisirte seit 1792 in Bristol, wo er 1808 st. Er versuchte vergebens durch Einathmenlassen künstlicher Luftarten mehrere Krankheiten zu …
52Granville [2] — Granville (spr. Grännwill), 1) Georg, Lord Lansdowne of Biddiford, geb. 1667 in Cornwallis, widmete sich dem Staatsdienst, zog sich aber in der Revolution, welche Jakob II. des Throns beraubte, in die Einsamkeit zurück u. st. 1735; er schr. die… …
53Coal gasification — is the process of producing coal gas, a type of syngas–a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapour (H2O)–from coal. Coal gas, which is a combustible gas, was traditionally used as a source of energy for …
54Moses Griffith (physician) — Moses Griffith (1724 1785), was an English physician. Griffith, son of Edward Griffith, was born at Lapidon, Shropshire, in 1724, and educated at Shrewsbury School. He entered at St. John s College, Cambridge, in 1742, and afterwards studied… …
55COMBE, ANDREW, M.D. — a physician and physiologist, born in Edinburgh; studied under Spurzheim in Edinburgh and Paris, but on his return to his native city was seized with pulmonary consumption, which rendered him a confirmed invalid, so that he had to spend his… …
56STERNE, LAURENCE — English humourist, born at Clonmel, Ireland, son of Roger Sterne, captain in the army; his mother an Irishwoman; was educated at Halifax and Cambridge, by and by took orders, and received livings in Sutton and Shillington, became a prebend at… …
57consumptive — early 15c. (adj.), wasteful, also with reference to pulmonary consumption, from L. consumpt , stem of consumere (see CONSUME (Cf. consume)) + IVE (Cf. ive). As a noun, attested from late 14c …
58Health effects of tobacco — Part of a series on Tobacco …
59respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
60Medical cannabis — American Cannabis Indica purchased at a Medical Cannabis dispensary …
