phthisis

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

wasting disease white plague pulmonary tuberculosis consumption phthisic phthisick phtisic phthisiophobia tissick tizzic

Often followed by

is and in pulmonalis bulbi or are of the

Word family

phthises