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phthisis
This term carries a heavy clinical and historical weight, evoking the image of a slow, systemic decline. It is primarily encountered in medical archives or historical literature rather than modern clinical settings, where it has been largely superseded by the specific term tuberculosis. The word suggests a state of fragility and gradual disappearance of physical mass.
As a medical noun referring to a specific disease state, it is treated as an uncountable noun. It describes a condition or a pathological process rather than a discrete object, meaning it does not typically take a plural form in standard medical usage.
Ý nghĩa
A progressive wasting away of the body, specifically a pulmonary tuberculosis that causes the lungs to decay.
Ví dụ
The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary phthisis in the late nineteenth century.
He suffered from a wasting phthisis that left him frail and pale.
The doctor noted that the phthisis had progressed to the upper lobes of the lungs.
Medical texts from the era often used the term phthisis interchangeably with consumption.
She watched her brother succumb to phthisis despite the fresh mountain air.
Is there any known cure for phthisis in this village?
The autopsy revealed extensive cavitation caused by chronic phthisis.
The autopsy revealed extensive cavitation caused by chronic phthisis.