n.
Pronunciation: ' th ī -s ə s, ' t ī -, ' thi-, ' ti-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural phthi · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from phthinein to waste away; akin to Sanskrit k ș i ṇ oti he destroys
Date: 1526
: a progressively wasting or consumptive condition especially : pulmonary tuberculosis