phthisis

Significat (Anglès)

An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

Conceptes

tisi

tuberculosi pulmonar

Sinònims

consumption

tuberculosis

white plague

pulmonary tuberculosis

wasting disease

tisis

consumptive disease

emaciation

phthisic

tabes

tabefaction

Traduccions

tisi

tering

phtisie

phthisis

tisis

longtering

Schwindsucht

verem

tísica

Auszehrung

tabes

longtuberculose

tuberculose

tuberculose pulmonar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “I waste away”).