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consumptive

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con⋅sump⋅tive

  [kuhn-suhmp-tiv]
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–adjective
1. tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
2. pertaining to consumption by use.
3. Pathology.
a. pertaining to or of the nature of consumption.
b. disposed to or affected with consumption.
–noun
4. Older Use. a person who suffers from tuberculosis.
Origin:
1375–1425; ME: eliminating morbid humors < ML consūmptīvus wasteful, destructive; see consumption, -ive

Related forms:
con⋅sump⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
con⋅sump⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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con·sump·tive   (kən-sŭmp'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Consuming or tending to consume.

  2. Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.

n.  A person afflicted with consumption.
con·sump'tive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1con·sump·tive
Pronunciation: -'s&m(p)-tiv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affected with consumption consumptive cough> consumptive child> —con·sump·tive·ly adverb

Main Entry: 2consumptive
Function: noun
: an individual affected with consumption
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consumptive con·sump·tive (kən-sŭmp'tĭv)
adj.
Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.

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