- phthises
- phthi·sis || 'θaɪsɪs ,'taɪ- n. (Pathology) tuberculosis, consumption (type of lung disease)
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phthisis — noun (plural phthises) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from phthinein to waste away; akin to Sanskrit kṣiṇoti he destroys Date: 1526 a progressively wasting or consumptive condition; especially pulmonary tuberculosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
