phthisis
phthi·sis
phthisis · phthises
An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosisAn atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
/ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, uncountable)An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
Phthise
чахо́ткаčaxótka
More definitions
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline,Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).
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Forms
plural: phthisesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body:pulmonary tuberculosisconsumptionwasting diseasewhite plague
Word family
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