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Definition of Phthises
1. phthisis [n] - See also: phthisis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthises
Literary usage of Phthises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Sydenham, M.D. by Thomas Sydenham (1850)
"These are the most common sort of phthises; other phthises are the effects of
other diseases, as of a pleurisy when it turns into an empyema, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1831)
"... very interesting practical reflexions. These may be submitted in the form of
queries. 1. What has been the result in those cases of tuberculous phthises ..."
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