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phthisis

[ thahy-sis, tahy- ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a wasting away.
  2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.


phthisis

/ ˈfθaɪ-; ˈtaɪ-; ˈθaɪsɪs /

noun

  1. any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phthisis1

1515–25; < Greek phthísis lung disease, literally, a wasting away, equivalent to phthí ( ein ) to decay + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phthisis1

C16: via Latin from Greek: a wasting away, from phthinein to waste away
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Example Sentences

Of the 141 cases under notice, I only know of three who have died, and all of then of phthisis pulmonalis.

It is, perhaps, most clearly seen in such physical diseases as phthisis, to which one-seventh of all the pauperism is due.

They seem to have been quite expert in their knowledge of phthisis.

Irritation of the lungs; probably, indeed most certainly, incipient phthisis.

I have elsewhere stated that, twenty-three years ago, I had incipient phthisis.

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