phthisis

phthisis is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

   Synonyms: consumption

Synonyms

consumption

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