名詞 phthisis:

1. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
   同義詞：pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, wasting disease, white plague

phthi.sis

n.（名詞）
A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
消耗病，癆?。阂陨眢w或身體的一部分萎縮或消蝕為特點的一種疾病
Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
肺結核：肺的結核病，科學上已廢棄不用

來源：
Latin
拉丁語
from Greek
源自 希臘語
from phthinein [to waste away]
源自 phthinein [浪費，損耗]