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White plague   Listen
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White plague  n.  Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"White plague" Quotes from Famous Books



... to be very old, and I wish my bones to be here. I do not wish to remove to any other land, according to what I told my father. When great men say anything to each other, they should have good memories. Why does Colonel White plague me so much about going over the Mississippi? We hurt nothing on this land. I have told ...
— Four American Indians - King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola • Edson L. Whitney

... possible danger of infecting healthy persons. There should also be a large mess hall from which good nourishing food can be served, and plenty of level ground on which tents can be erected during the dry season. Baguio's potential importance as a resort for victims of the great white plague justifies every cent of expenditure necessary ...
— The Philippines: Past and Present (vol. 1 of 2) • Dean C. Worcester



Words linked to "White plague" :   cocaine addiction, wasting disease, T.B., dependency, phthisis, tuberculosis, nicotine addiction, narcotic, tb, pulmonary tuberculosis, alcoholism, heroin addiction, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, dependance, addiction, caffein addiction, inebriation



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