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OP Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \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}.
I think Webster 1913 may have been behind the times in
saying "consumption" for tuberculosis, but I don't know
the date of the latter term.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted phthisis wwh 01/30/04 01:18 AM Re: phthisis consuelo 02/01/04 11:07 PM Re: phthisis dxb 02/03/04 11:34 AM Re: phthisis jheem 02/03/04 03:13 PM Re: phthisis maverick 02/03/04 06:05 PM Re: taking the phthisis Faldage 02/03/04 06:15 PM Re: phthisis jheem 02/04/04 02:58 AM Re: phthisis Faldage 02/04/04 01:28 PM
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