Definition of Phthisis
Phthi´sis
n.
1.
(Med.)
A
wasting
or
consumption
of
the
tissues
.
The
term
was
formerly
applied
to
many
wasting
diseases
,
but
is
now
usually
restricted
to
pulmonary
phthisis
,
or
consumption
.
See
Consumption
.
Fibroid phthisis
See
under
Fibroid
.
Related Words
consumption
,
pulmonary
tuberculosis
,
T
.
B
.,
TB
,
tuberculosis
,
wasting
disease
,
white
plague
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