Meaning of phthisis | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2

[ˈpʰtʰɪ.sɪs]

Definitions

consumption, phthisis, tuberculosis

declension-3, feminine

العربية سحاف

Български туберкулоза

Bosanski туберкулоза

Català tisi

Deutsch Phthise

Ελληνικά φθίση

English phthisis Tuberculosis

Español tisis

Suomi keuhkotuberkuloosi

Français phtisie

Hrvatski туберкулоза

Italiano tisi

Kurdî tisî

Polski suchoty

Русский чахо́тка

Српски туберкулоза

Türkçe verem

“Invadit temperantissimos morbus, validissimos phthisis, innocentissimos poena, secretissimos tumultus.”

The most temperate are assailed by illness, the strongest by wasting disease, the most innocent by chastisement, the most secluded by the noisy mob.

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.