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phthisis
noun as in tuberculosis
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Of the 141 cases under notice, I only know of three who have died, and all of then of phthisis pulmonalis.
It is, perhaps, most clearly seen in such physical diseases as phthisis, to which one-seventh of all the pauperism is due.
They seem to have been quite expert in their knowledge of phthisis.
Irritation of the lungs; probably, indeed most certainly, incipient phthisis.
I have elsewhere stated that, twenty-three years ago, I had incipient phthisis.
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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to phthisis, such as: consumption.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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