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“phthisis”
phthisis, phthisic
1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
2. A wasting disease; especially, pulmonary tuberculosis of the lungs.
2. A wasting disease; especially, pulmonary tuberculosis of the lungs.
The term was formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually restricted to pulmonary phthisis, or consumption.
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phthisio-, phthis-, phthi-, -phthisis +
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(Greek: decay, waste away, waning; loss, diminution)
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“phthisis”
fibroid phthisis
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 (progressive wasting of body tissue).
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phthisio-, phthis-, phthi-, -phthisis +
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miners phthisis, miners' phthisis
A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; such as, pneumoconiosis or anthracosilicosis.
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phthisis bulbi
Wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye; such as, panophthalmitis.
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phthisio-, phthis-, phthi-, -phthisis +
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phthisis corneae
Cicatricial (scar like) shrinking of the cornea.
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corne-, corneo- +
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phthisio-, phthis-, phthi-, -phthisis +
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