单词 | phthinoplasm |
释义 | † phthinoplasmn. Pathology. Obsolete. rare. C. J. Williams' term for: caseating granulomatous inflammation, esp. of tuberculosis; caseation. ΚΠ 1871 C. J. Williams Pulmon. Consumpt. i. 6 All are due to the presence of various kinds of phthinoplasm, a withering or decaying modification of the proper plasma or formative material of the body. [Note] I have found it necessary to coin this word,..to give expression to one of the leading ideas of this book, and to avoid the common use of the word tubercle. 1872 Ladies' Repository July 69/2 That phthinoplasm is the attentive handmaid, ever ready, following closely in the wake of passion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1871 |
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