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phthi·sis
\ˈthīsə̇s, ˈtī-\ noun
(plural phthi·ses \-(ˌ)sēz\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek; akin to Greek phthiein, phthinein to decay, wane, Sanskrit kṣiṇāti, kṣiṇoti he destroys, and probably to Latin sitis thirst
: a progressively wasting or consumptive disease; usually : pulmonary tuberculosis : consumption |