| phthisipneumony | <medicine> Pulmonary consumption. Origin: NL. See Phthisis, Pneumonia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phthisis | <medicine> 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. Fibroid phthisis. See Fibroid. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To pass or waste away: cf. F. Phthisie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phthisis bulbi | Shrinkage of the eyeball after uveitis or other inflammatory disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthor | <chemistry> Fluorine. Alternative forms: phthor. Origin: F. Phthore, Gr. To destroy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |