phthisics (0 synonym found)

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Definition of phthisics:

(n) : (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
(adj) : Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive.
(n) : (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
(n) : A person suffering from phthisis.
(n) : Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

Definition of phthisics:

(n) : (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
(adj) : Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive.
(n) : (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
(n) : A person suffering from phthisis.
(n) : Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

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