inflatio

Updated: May 2, 2025

The application of treacle to the boots, although commonly recommended, may rightly be condemned as too drastic a remedy. The use of boots reaching to the knee, to be removed only at night, will afford immediate relief. In connection with Contractio is often found II. Inflatio Genu, or Bagging of the Knees of the Trousers, a disease whose symptoms are similar to those above.

Stephen Leacock - Literary Lapses