phthisiotherapyn.
/ˌ(f)θɪzɪə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˈˌθɪzioʊˈθɛrəpi/ Medicine. Now rare.
The treatment of tuberculosis.
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phthisiatry1928
1899 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 219 The buildings should be constructed according to the principles of modern obstetrical science and modern phthisiotherapy.
1903 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 2 May 719/1 There is abundant evidence..of his deep interest in phthisiotherapy.
1934 Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis 30 188 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.
1998 TASS (Nexis) 30 Apr. The latest batch of such a salt from the local salt pit..has been supplied to the phthisiotherapy department of the regional hospital.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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