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phthisis /phthi·sis/ (thi´sis) (ti´sis) a wasting of the body.

phthi·sis (th

s

s, t

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k, th

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n.

1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or part of the body.

2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in technical use.

phthisis

1. a wasting of the body.

2. tuberculosis.

phthisis bulbi

shrinkage of the eyeball.

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