phthisis

n. 肺结核 [医] 痨病, 肺痨, 肺结核

发音

其它 /ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/
其它 /ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/

词形变化

phthises 复数 phthises

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    古体 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

consumption pulmonary tuberculosis wasting disease white plague

上位词 2

tuberculosis tb

词源

Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).

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