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单词 consumptivity
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consumptivityn.

Brit. /ˌkɒnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌkɑnsəm(p)ˈtɪvᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: consumptive adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < consumptive adj. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier consumptiveness n. at consumptive n. and adj. Derivatives.
Tendency to develop consumption.Only in Galton, or discussions of his work.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun] > consumption
phthisic1301
consumptiona1398
phthisis1525
studious consumption1666
consumptiveness1677
colliquitation1720
decay1725
wearing1824
consumptivity1889
1889 F. Galton Nat. Inheritance 181 The whole population must be tainted with consumption... A condition which we may call ‘consumptivity’..may exist without showing any outward sign.
1889 Nature 25 Apr. 604 To arrange parents and children in a graduated scale of ‘consumptivity’..seems precarious.
1930 K. Pearson Life, Lett. & Labours Francis Galton III. xiv. 74 To his surprise he [i.e. Galton] found on making frequency distributions of consumptivity in fraternities..that low and high degrees of consumptivity were both maxima.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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