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CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASE

\kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃənə͡l dɪzˈiːz], \kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃənə‍l dɪzˈiːz], \k_ˌɒ_n_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n_əl d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\

Definitions of CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASE

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One in which the whole of the body or an entire system of organs is affected.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A disease affecting the whole system, as distinguished from one affecting only a part or an organ.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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