CAUSES, NEGATIVE
\kˈɔːzɪz], \kˈɔːzɪz], \k_ˈɔː_z_ɪ_z]\
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Comprise all those things, the privation of which may derange the functions ;-as abstinence too long continued. They are opposed to positive causes, which, of themselves, directly induce disease ;-as the use of indigestible food, spirituous drinks, &c.
By Robley Dunglison