Meaning of PHTHISIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'thIsis
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[n] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
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PHTHISIS is a 8 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | consumption, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague |
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| | See Also: | | T.B., TB, tuberculosis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phthi"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or waste
away: cf. F. phthisie.] (Med.)
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}.
{Fibroid phthisis}. See under {Fibroid}.
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