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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhthise
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈftiːzə/
"Die Phthise wurde früher oft mit Tuberkulose gleichgesetzt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An obsolete or historical medical term for pulmonary tuberculosis, characterized by the progressive wasting of the body.
"Historical medical texts from the 19th century frequently referred to tuberculosis simply as phthisis." - 2
Any progressive wasting or atrophy of the body or a specific organ.
"The physician diagnosed the patient with muscular phthisis following prolonged disuse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word phthisis, meaning 'a wasting away' or 'consumption', from phthinein 'to waste away'. It entered medical English in the late Middle Ages to formally denote pulmonary tuberculosis and other severe wasting diseases.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phthisis" is said worldwide
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phtisie
Transliteration: /fti.zi/
"Autrefois, la phtisie était une maladie extrêmement redoutée."
Phthise
Transliteration: /ˈftiːzə/
"Die Phthise wurde früher oft mit Tuberkulose gleichgesetzt."
ftisi
Transliteration: /ˈfti.zi/
"La ftisi era il nome storico della tubercolosi polmonare."
tisis
Transliteration: /ˈti.sis/
"La tisis pulmonar afectó a muchos poetas del siglo XIX."
tise
Transliteration: /ˈtizi/
"A tise pulmonar era uma das principais causas de mortalidade."
क्षय रोग
Transliteration: kshaya rog
"क्षय रोग को पहले तपेदिक या फ्टिसिस कहा जाता था।"
肺结核
Transliteration: fèi jié hé
"古代医学中常将肺结核称为消耗病。"
소모병
Transliteration: somobyeong
"과거에는 결핵을 소모병이라고 불렀습니다."
消耗病
Transliteration: shōmōbyō
"かつて肺結核は不治の消耗病として恐れられた。"
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