phthisis
Kelime Anlamı :

1. verem.
2. tüberküloz.
3. Verem, ftizi.
Tanımlar :
1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
2. tuberculosis of the lungs. no longer in scientific use.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. an atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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 consumption. see consumption.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A disease of the lungs, characterized by progressive consolidation of pulmonary tissue, with breaking down and the formation of cavities.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.