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Phthisis

noun/fθˈɪsiz/

Definition

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fθˈɪsiz/

🇬🇧British English

/fθˈɪsiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fθˈɪsiz/

2 syllables Say it as /fθˈɪsiz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wasting disease white plague consumption pulmonary tuberculosis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwindsucht

Beteiligung der Lunge mit fortschreitender Verkümmerung des Körpers

🇫🇷French

phtisie

impliquant les poumons avec une atrophie progressive du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

tisis

involucrando los pulmones con desgaste progresivo del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

tisi

coinvolgendo i polmoni con progressivo deperimento del corpo

🇵🇹Portuguese

tísica

envolvendo os pulmões com perda progressiva do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

туберкулез

поражение легких с прогрессирующим истощением организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यक्ष्मा

शरीर की प्रगतिशील बर्बादी के साथ फेफड़ों को भी शामिल करना

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肺结核

累及肺部并导致身体逐渐萎缩

🇯🇵Japanese

結核症

肺に関与し、体の衰弱が進行する

🇰🇷Korean

폐결핵

신체의 점진적인 소모로 폐를 침범함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh lao

liên quan đến phổi với tình trạng suy nhược dần dần của cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

วัณโรค

เกี่ยวข้องกับปอดกับการเสื่อมถอยของร่างกายอย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tebece

melibatkan paru-paru dengan pengecilan tubuh yang progresif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السل

تنطوي على الرئتين مع الهزال التدريجي للجسم

🇮🇷Persian

فتیسیس

ریه ها را درگیر می کند و بدن را تحلیل می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

ven hastalığı

vücudun ilerleyen israfıyla birlikte akciğerleri içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁחֶפֶת

מערבת את הריאות עם בזבוז מתקדם של הגוף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'phthisis'?

The primary meaning of 'phthisis' is 'involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body'.

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Using 'phthisis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'phthisis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'phthisis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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