phthisis - use in sentences

Adjective modifier

  • pulmonary: Early use of ' open air ' treatment for ' pulmonary phthisis ' at the Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich, 1900-1905.
  • chronic: He was found to be also suffering from chronic phthisis.

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