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单词 phthisis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phthi•sis  (thī′sis, tī′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya wasting away.
  2. Pathologypulmonary tuberculosis;
    consumption.
  • Greek phthísis lung disease, literally, a wasting away, equivalent. to phthí(ein) to decay + -sis -sis
  • 1515–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phthisis /ˈθaɪsɪs ˈfθaɪ- ˈtaɪ-/ n
  1. any disease that causes wasting of the body, esp pulmonary tuberculosis
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a wasting away, from phthinein to waste away
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