- pulmonary phthisis
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Phthisis — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulmonary consumption — Consumption Con*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F. consomption.] 1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction. [1913 Webster] Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a new incentive to him to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phthisis — A good trivia or crossword item. A Greek word meaning a dwindling or wasting away. Pronounced thi sis. The tongue twisting name nephronophthisis is derived from nephron + phthisis. The nephron is the fundamental functional unit in the kidney and… … Medical dictionary
Fibroid phthisis — Phthisis 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phthisis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A15 Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, bakteriologisch oder histologisch gesichert A16 Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, weder bakteriologisch noch histologisch gesichert … Deutsch Wikipedia
phthisis — /thuy sis, tuy /, n. Pathol. 1. a wasting away. 2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption. [1515 25; < Gk phthísis lung disease, lit., a wasting away, equiv. to phthí(ein) to decay + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
phthisis — noun /ˈfθʌɪsɪs,ˈθʌɪsɪs,ˈtʌɪsɪs/ an atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis , 1985: Tired from his journey and his chronic lung weakness, which he had saved from turning to phthisis by winter sojourns in Egypt,… … Wiktionary
phthisis — n. 1) any disease resulting in wasting of tissues. Phthisis bulbi is a shrunken eyeball that has lost its function due to disease or damage. 2) a former name for pulmonary tuberculosis … The new mediacal dictionary
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
phthisis — [ (f)θʌɪsɪs, tʌɪ ] noun archaic pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive wasting disease. Derivatives phthisic adjective phthisical adjective Origin C16: via L. from Gk, from phthinein to decay … English new terms dictionary
phthisis — n. (Med.) 1. Consumption, marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes. 2. Pulmonary consumption, phthisic … New dictionary of synonyms
