phthisis

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

noun Pathology.

a wasting away.
pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.

Origin of phthisis

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

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British Dictionary definitions for phthisis

phthisis
/ (ˈθaɪsɪs, ˈfθaɪ-, ˈtaɪ-) /

noun

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

Word Origin for phthisis

C16: via Latin from Greek: a wasting away, from phthinein to waste away

Medical definitions for phthisis

phthisis
[ thīsĭs, tī- ]

n.

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