Definition of Phthises
Phthi"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to pass or waste away: cf. F. phthisie.] (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an atrophy of the body or part of the body
- (obsolete): tuberculosis
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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