Phthisis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Phthisis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Phthisis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phthisis n involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body Synonym(s): pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 consumption. See {Consumption}. {Fibroid phthisis}. See under {Fibroid}.