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AGUE CAKE

\ˈe͡ɪɡjuː kˈe͡ɪk], \ˈe‍ɪɡjuː kˈe‍ɪk], \ˈeɪ_ɡ_j_uː k_ˈeɪ_k]\

Definitions of AGUE CAKE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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A visceral obstruction-generally in the spleen-which follows agues, and is distinctly felt by external examination. To a greater or less degree, it is not uncommon.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

enlargement of spleen from chronic malaria.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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