phthisis

[ thahy-sis, tahy- ]

/ ˈθaɪ sɪs, ˈtaɪ- /

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noun Pathology.

a wasting away.

pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.

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Origin of phthisis

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

Words nearby phthisis

phthalocyanine green, phthiocol, phthiriasis, phthisic, phthisical, phthisis, phub, phugoid, Phuket, Phumiphon Aduldet, phut

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How to use phthisis in a sentence

Of the 141 cases under notice, I only know of three who have died, and all of then of phthisis pulmonalis.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy|Alexander Hughes Bennett
It is, perhaps, most clearly seen in such physical diseases as phthisis, to which one-seventh of all the pauperism is due.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
They seem to have been quite expert in their knowledge of phthisis.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
Irritation of the lungs; probably, indeed most certainly, incipient phthisis.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott

I have elsewhere stated that, twenty-three years ago, I had incipient phthisis.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott

British Dictionary definitions for phthisis

phthisis

/ (ˈθaɪsɪs, ˈfθaɪ-, ˈtaɪ-) /

noun

any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis

Word Origin for phthisis

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

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