phthisis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθaɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thī′sis, tī′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
phthi•sis  (thī′sis, tī′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya wasting away.
  2. Pathologypulmonary tuberculosis;
    consumption.
  • Greek phthísis lung disease, literally, a wasting away, equivalent. to phthí(ein) to decay + -sis -sis
  • 1515–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phthisis / ˈθaɪsɪs ˈfθaɪ- ˈtaɪ-/
  1. any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a wasting away, from phthinein to waste away
'phthisis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
phthisic - phthisical - tuberculosis

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