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(tī′sis, t̸hī′-, ft̸hī′-)

noun

any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs

Origin: L < Gr, a decay < phthiein, to waste away < IE base *gwhthei-, to disappear, be destroyed > Sans kṣáyati, (he) destroys

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phthisic adjective, noun
phthisical adjective

See phthisis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , from phthinein, to waste away

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