[phthi.sis] n, pl phthi.ses [L, fr. Gk, fr. phthinein to waste away; akin to Skt ksinoti he destroys] (1526): a progressively wasting or consumptive condition; esp: pulmonary tuberculosis
PHTHISIS
Meaning of PHTHISIS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012