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phthisis \THAHY-sis\ , noun:
1. A wasting away.
2. Pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.
phthisis \THAHY-sis\ , noun:
1. A wasting away.
2. Pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption.
At last Sister Hyacinthe began to speak of the immediate and complete cures ofphthisis, and this was the triumph, the healing of that terrible disease which ravages humanity…
-- Robert Hugh Benson, Lourdes
-- Robert Hugh Benson, Lourdes
Apoplexy is no longer to be feared, but phthisis is there. Social phthisis is called misery.
-- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
-- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
" A wasting away" What does it mean ?
"away" is a noun, isn't it ?
"away" is a noun, isn't it ?