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phthi⋅sis

  [thahy-sis, tahy-]
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–noun Pathology.
1. a wasting away.
2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.
Origin:
1515–25; < Gk phthísis lung disease, lit., a wasting away, equiv. to phthí(ein) to decay + -sis -sis
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phthi·sis   (thī'sĭs, tī'-)   
n.  

  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.

  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.


[Latin, from Greek, from phthinein, to waste away.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phthi·sis
Pronunciation: 't(h)I-s&s, 't(h)is-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural phthi·ses /'t(h)I-"sEz,'t(h)is-"Ez/
: a progressively wasting or consumptive condition; especially : pulmonary tuberculosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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phthisis phthi·sis (thī'sĭs, tī'-) or phthis·ic (tĭz'ĭk, thĭz'-)
n.

  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.

  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in technical use.

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