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phthi·sis (tī′sis, t̸hī′-, ft̸hī′-)
noun
any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs
Etymology: L < Gr, a decay < phthiein, to waste away < IE base *gwhthei-, to disappear, be destroyed > Sans kṣáyati, (he) destroys
Related Forms:
- phthisic phthis′ic (tiz′ik) adjective, noun
- phthisical phthis′i·cal adjective
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