01 n. A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term is now obsolete; it was once applied to many wasting diseases, but in the early 1900's b…
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A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term is now obsolete; it was once applied to many wasting diseases, but in the early 1900's became restricted to tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary phthisis, or consumption). See Consumption.(Med.) [Obs.] See: Consumption
Phrases & compounds
Fibroid phthisis —
See under Fibroid.