symptosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(simp tōsis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
symp•to•sis  (simp tōsis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologylocal or general atrophy.
  2. Pathologywasting away;
    emaciation.
  • Greek sýmptōsis a falling together, collapse, equivalent. to symptō- (see symptom) + -sis -sis


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