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the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. ... 1398, from O.Fr. consomption, from L. consumptionem (nom. consumptio) "a using up, wasting," from consumptus, pp. of consumere (see consume). Earliest sense in Eng. was of wasting disease, in which it replaced O.E. yfeladl "the evil disease." Meaning "the using up...
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economic consumption - 1 dictionary result ... (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption] ... Search another word or see economic consumption on Thesaurus | Reference...
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We d seen the deadly disease, consumption, mentioned in historical books or movies, but to tell the truth, ... Consumption is an old name for tuberculosis (TB) that describes how the illness wastes away or consumes its victims. TB is "an ancient enemy" that has plagued humankind for more than five thousand years.
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Tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tuberculosis (abbreviated TB , which can also stand for tubercle bacillus ) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria. In humans, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the ...
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Isabella, Lamia, and 'Merry Old England'. Porscha Fermanis .... would 'collapse internally as if it were suffering from the disease consumption' (p. 16). ...
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BLACK JAUNDICE (WIEL'S DISEASE) -- Black jaundice is a common term for Wiel's Disease. It is quite common in northeast England near mines, farms and sewage and floats about in water. It is caused by a micro-organism and thus is a bacterial infection (of the liver) and not a ... CONSUMPTION -- Tuberculosis ... OLD DISEASES...
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Dr. Thomas Addison (1793-1860), born near Newcastle, England, described the disease in 1855. ... Consumption: Tuberculosis. A wasting away of the body; formerly applied especially to pulmonary tuberculosis. The disorder is now known to be an infectious disease caused by the bacterial species Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Tadle 4. Stepwise multiple regression of ischemic heart disease mortality (1950-1967) on commodity consumption in England and Wales ...
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The heroic consumption of great amounts of red meat became a defining characteristic of the national appetite, ... In 1748, William Hogarth painted The Gate Of Calais, better known since as The Roast Beef Of Old England, after his friend Fielding’s song. The picture shows a huge rib of raw beef (so not roast,
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