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phthisis
[ thahy-sis, tahy- ]
noun
- a wasting away.
- pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.
phthisis
/ ˈfθaɪ-; ˈtaɪ-; ˈθaɪsɪs /
noun
- any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis
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Origin of phthisis1
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Example Sentences
Of the 141 cases under notice, I only know of three who have died, and all of then of phthisis pulmonalis.
It is, perhaps, most clearly seen in such physical diseases as phthisis, to which one-seventh of all the pauperism is due.
They seem to have been quite expert in their knowledge of phthisis.
Irritation of the lungs; probably, indeed most certainly, incipient phthisis.
I have elsewhere stated that, twenty-three years ago, I had incipient phthisis.
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