Phthisis

[θaisis]

Definition

(n.) 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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Med.) Consumption (particularly of the lungs), marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes, pulmonary consumption.

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Definition

n. consumption or wasting away of the lungs.—adjs. Phthis′ic -al (tiz′ik -al) pertaining to or having phthisis.—n. Phthisiology (tiz-i-ol′ō-ji) the sum of scientific knowledge about phthisis.

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