phthisis
Pronunciation: /ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/
The English word “phthisis” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).
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