phthisis

American  

[thahy-sis, tahy-] / ˈθaɪ sɪs, ˈtaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. a wasting away.

2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.

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phthisis British  

/ ˈfθaɪ-, ˈtaɪ-, ˈθaɪsɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of phthisis

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

Example Sentences

Phthisis may be developed in consequence of an attack of influenza, and if phthisis be already established it is apt to run a more rapid course.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He also edited Hope's Morbid Anatomy, 1844, and published a treatise on the Practical Treatment of Phthisis Pulmonalis in 1861.

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

Phthisis is, however, a much less frequent sequela of typhus than of typhoid fever.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Over fifty years ago, in a memoir on "Placental Phthisis," Sir James Y. Simpson advanced a new idea in the recommendation of potassium chlorate during the latter stages of pregnancy.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Phthisis and malaria prevail among them; their work is terribly arduous; they suffer greatly from exposure; they appear to be starving in the midst of abundance.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest