Definition of phthisis Phthisis
phthi•sis
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What does phthisis mean?
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| phthisis - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||
| pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, wasting disease, white plague | ||
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- phthisis (Noun)
An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- phthisis (n.)
A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term was formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually restricted to pulmonary phthisis, or consumption. See Consumption.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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phthisis
thī′sis, n. consumption or wasting away of the lungs.—adjs. Phthis′ic, -al (tiz′ik, -al), pertaining to or having phthisis.—n. Phthisiology (tiz-i-ol′ō-ji), the sum of scientific knowledge about phthisis. [L.,—Gr. phthiein, to waste away.]
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🔤- phthisis, noun, singular of phthises.
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