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The technical term, Dr. Goldberg said, is emphysematous gastroenteritis, and “that’s what the chimps had.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2021

There was at first a grave emphysematous condition due to the laceration of several broken ribs.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The upper lobe partially excavated and ragged; the inferior lobe infiltrated and emphysematous.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald

The left side of the chest was emphysematous and ecchymosed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The putrefactive gases evolved cause the skin to become emphysematous and crepitant and produce an offensive odour.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis