phthisis

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A medical condition involving the lungs characterized by progressive wasting of the body.

• 🇩🇪Eine fortschreitende Krankheit der Lunge, insbesondere die Lungentuberkulose, die mit zunehmender Auszehrung und Schwäche einhergeht.

1. Pulmonary tuberculosis C2 formal medical

   A progressive wasting disease of the lungs, historically known as consumption, characterized by coughing, fever, and weight loss.

   • The patient was diagnosed with phthisis in the 19th century.
   • Phthisis was a leading cause of death before the discovery of antibiotics.
   • The sanatorium treated many patients suffering from phthisis.

   🇩🇪Lungentuberkulose

   Synonyme: consumptiontuberculosiswhite plague