phthisis

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

consumption pulmonary tuberculosis white plague wasting disease necrosis ringworm erysipelas grip expenditure discount ingestion influenza atrophy measles herpes
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Antonyms

preserve earmark savings returns profits

Hypernyms

tuberculosis TB

Related terms

phthisic

Phrases with the word

pulmonary phthisis miner's phthisis phthisis bulbi

Close letter words and terms

phthisiotherapy phthisipneumonia phthisipneumony phthisis bulbi phthitic phthongal