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blue bloater
noun- a hospital patient suffering from chronic bronchitis US
The blue colouring is from lack of oxygen; the bloating is from the lungs as they retain water. - — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 135, 1994
- an overweight patient suffering from emphysema US
- — American Speech, p. 202, Fall-Winter 1973: “The language of nursing”
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