phthisis
noun
phthi·sis ˈthī-səs 
ˈtī-,
ˈthi-,
ˈti- plural phthises ˈthī-ˌsēz
ˈtī-,
ˈthi-,
ˈti-
: a progressively wasting or consumptive condition
especially : pulmonary tuberculosis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It has been documented in humans for thousands of years under various names—including consumption, phthisis and the White Plague—and was the leading infectious killer in the world (above HIV) until 2020, when Covid-19 claimed the top spot. 
Robert Hart, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 Doctors like the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates noted tuberculosis, or phthisis (from the Greek phthinein for wasting), appeared to be most fatal in young adults. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 May 2019
Robert Hart, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 Doctors like the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates noted tuberculosis, or phthisis (from the Greek phthinein for wasting), appeared to be most fatal in young adults. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 May 2019 Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek, from phthinein to waste away; akin to Sanskrit kṣiṇoti he destroys
First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
phthisis
noun
phthi·sis ˈt(h)ī-səs ˈt(h)is-əs
ˈt(h)is-əs plural phthises ˈt(h)ī-ˌsēz ˈt(h)is-ˌēz
ˈt(h)is-ˌēz : a progressively wasting or consumptive condition
especially : pulmonary tuberculosis
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