English Explanatory Dictionary

phthisis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

Pronunciation

/ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/ /ˈtaɪsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phthisis.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phthisis2.wav

Word forms

phthisis phthises

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).

Related words

phthisic ptosis

Derived words

enterophthisis myelophthisis nephronophthisis phthisiology phthisiophobia phthisis bulbi
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