plethoric

• It exists to an extent in those animals unaccustomed to work, particularly if they are plethoric, and in all that have been previous subjects of the disease, for the same rule holds good here that we find in so many diseases--i. e., that one attack impairs the functional activity of the affected tissues and renders them more easy of a subsequent inflammation. —  Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
• The reason for bleeding the strong and plethoric was to afford outlet to an excessive supply of blood, and the weak and anæmic were similarly treated to get rid of evil humours, so that hardly any sick person could escape this drastic treatment Emetics were greatly used in the time of Celsus. —  Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine
• A plethoric, sandy-haired German squatted beside the hunchback, watching an unproductive pole with a patience worthy of a better cause. —  A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life
• And from the red Gooseberry may be prepared an excellent light jelly, which is beneficial for sedentary, plethoric, and bilious subjects. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• When the patient is plethoric, feeble, or nervous, or when some internal organ is diseased, the cold, shower bath should not be employed. —  The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand

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