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[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Rising of the lights?

...found it

Rising of the lights was an illness or obstructive condition of the larynx, trachea or lungs, possibly croup. It was a common entry on bills of mortality in the 17th century.[1][2] Lights in this case referred to the lungs.[3]