, 1985: Tired from his journey and his chronic lung weakness, which he had saved from turning to phthisis by winter sojourns in Egypt, he was yet goodhumoured enough when his deputy reported the arrival of a gang of Jews who wanted judgment on something or someone. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
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Phthisis — Phthi sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or waste away: cf. F. phthisie.] (Med.) A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term was formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually restricted to pulmonary phthisis, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phthisis — 1520s, from L.L. phthisis, from Gk. phthisis wasting, consumption, from phthiein to decay, waste away (see PHTHISIC (Cf. phthisic)) … Etymology dictionary
Phthisis — (Phthoë, gr.), 1) Auszehrung, s.d. 1) d), die in einem allgemeinen Verderben eines Hauptorgans, bes. in Vereiterung desselben, u. einem dadurch unterhaltenen chronischen Fieber ihren nächsten Grund hat. Man unterscheidet P. pituitōsa… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Phthīsis — (griech., Schwindsucht, lat. Tabes, Consumptio), jede Art von Auszehrung und jede Art von Gewebsschwund, ohne Rücksicht, durch welche Prozesse er zustande kommt. P. bulbi, Augenschwund, s. Augenvereiterung; P. pulmonum, Lungenschwindsucht; P.… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Phthisis — (grch.), Abzehrung, Schwindsucht, krankhafter Zustand, bei dem infolge zehrender Krankheit rasche Abmagerung erfolgt; in der Regel gleichbedeutend mit Lungenschwindsucht (s.d.) gebraucht … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Phthisis — Phthisis, griech., Schwindsucht … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
phthisis — [tī′sis, thī′sis, fthī′sis] n. [L < Gr, a decay < phthiein, to waste away < IE base * gwhthei , to disappear, be destroyed > Sans kṣáyati, (he) destroys] any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs phthisic [tiz′ik] adj., n.… … English World dictionary
Phthisis — A good trivia or crossword item. A Greek word meaning a dwindling or wasting away. Pronounced thi sis. The tongue twisting name nephronophthisis is derived from nephron + phthisis. The nephron is the fundamental functional unit in the kidney and… … Medical dictionary
Phthisis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A15 Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, bakteriologisch oder histologisch gesichert A16 Tuberkulose der Atmungsorgane, weder bakteriologisch noch histologisch gesichert … Deutsch Wikipedia
phthisis — /thuy sis, tuy /, n. Pathol. 1. a wasting away. 2. pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption. [1515 25; < Gk phthísis lung disease, lit., a wasting away, equiv. to phthí(ein) to decay + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
