"Consumption" is a word in ENGLISH
A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with
cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; --
called also pulmonary consumption.
The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
decay; destruction.
The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
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A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of …
Read the complete definitionA wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term was formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually …
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