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† phthisiotherapy Med. Obs.|fθ-, θɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ|
[f. phthisis + -o + therapy.]
The medical treatment of phthisis. Also ˌphthisiotheraˈpeutics n. pl.
1899S. A. Knopf Pulmonary Tuberculosis xix. 284 Modern phthisio-therapeutics, as carried out in well-equipped sanatoria, must be practically studied. 1900Dorland Med. Dict. 505/1 Phthisiotherapy. 1903Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 2 May 719/1 There is abundant evidence..of his deep interest in phthisiotherapy. 1934Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis XXX. 188 The maintenance by each sizeable sanatorium of a resident thoracic surgeon whose special training in phthisiotherapy can be relied upon to aid in careful selection of suitable cases for surgical collapse.
Hence ˌphthisiotheraˈpeutist, phthisioˈtherapist, a specialist in or practitioner of phthisiotherapy.
1899S. A. Knopf Pulmonary Tuberculosis xix. 285 The peculiar psychological state of nearly all phthisical patients..makes it necessary for the true phthisiotherapeutist..to be..his best and most confidential friend. 1907Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 9 Nov. 758/2 The pneumatic cabinet..although long since discarded by most phthisio-therapists, has been persistently used by a few. 1929Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis XIX. 76 There are some phthisiotherapists..who advocate rib-resection in lieu of pneumothorax. 1933Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 4 Feb. 313/1 Collapse therapy is considered by the majority of expert phthisiotherapists to have created a revolution in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. 1939Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis XXXIX. 162 The value of artificial pneumothorax in closing open cavities is admitted by every phthisiotherapeutist. |