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consumptive
[ kuhn-suhmp-tiv ]
/ kÉnĖsŹmp tÉŖv /
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adjective
tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
relating to consumption by use.
Pathology.
- relating to or of the nature of consumption.
- disposed to or affected with consumption.
noun
Older Use. a person with tuberculosis.
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Origin of consumptive
First recorded in 1375ā1425; Middle English adjective and noun consumptif āeliminating or reducing morbid humors or tissue; an agent that eliminates or reduces morbid humors or tissue,ā from Medieval Latin consÅ«mptÄ«vum, noun use of adjective consÅ«mptÄ«vus āwasteful, destructive; suffering from pulmonary consumptionā; see origin at consumption, -ive
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British Dictionary definitions for consumptive
consumptive
/ (kÉnĖsŹmptÉŖv) /
adjective
causing consumption; wasteful; destructive
pathol relating to or affected with consumption, esp tuberculosis of the lungs
noun
pathol a person who suffers from consumption
Derived forms of consumptive
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Medical definitions for consumptive
consumptive
[ kÉn-sÅmpā²tÄv ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or afflicted with consumption.
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