phthisis
English
/ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/, /ˈtaɪsɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phthisis derived from Ancient Greek φθίσις (consumption, wasting away, decline, decrease, emaciation, wane).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φθίσις
Gloss
consumption, wasting away, decline, decrease, emaciation, wane
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
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Cognates and derived terms
- enterophthisis English
- myelophthisic English
- myelophthisis English
- phthisiology English
- phthisiophobia English
- phthisis Latin
- Schwindsucht German
- tisi Italian
- фтизиатрия Russian
- tisis Spanish, Castilian
- φθίσις Ancient Greek
- φθίω Ancient Greek
- φθισικός Ancient Greek
- φθῐ́σῐς Ancient Greek
- tisi Catalan, Valencian
- *kʷʰtʰítis Proto-Hellenic