PHTHISIS


Meaning of PHTHISIS in English

/thuy"sis, tuy"-/ , n. Pathol.

1. a wasting away.

2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.

[ 1515-25; phthísis lung disease, lit., a wasting away, equiv. to phthí ( ein ) to decay + -sis -SIS ]

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