phthisis

[ thahy-sis, tahy- ]
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nounPathology.
  1. a wasting away.

  2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.

Origin of phthisis

1
1515–25; <Greek phthísis lung disease, literally, a wasting away, equivalent to phthí(ein) to decay + -sis-sis

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phthisis

/ (ˈθaɪsɪs, ˈfθaɪ-, ˈtaɪ-) /


noun
  1. any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis

Origin of phthisis

1
C16: via Latin from Greek: a wasting away, from phthinein to waste away

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