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Sanatorium

This was a specialized hospital where tuberculosis patients were treated, mostly during the nineteenth century.

Microscope

This instrument led to a change in the way that tuberculosis was perceived and described metaphorically. It allowed scientists to determine the biological cause of tuberculosis.

Europe

The book mostly covers illness as metaphor in this part of the world and the United States.

Germany

This was the country where many stigmatizing metaphors were developed by its countrymen who included Thomas Mann, Wilhelm Reich, and Immanuel Kant.

France

This was the home of the writers Gautier, Stendal, and Balzac. A revolution here was a turning point in the use of disease metaphors.

United States

This is Sontag’s home country and where many of the examples she uses come from.

Biopsy

This is a medical examination of body tissue in order to determine the presence of a disease.

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