phthisiology

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

phthisis +‎ -logy

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌθaɪsiˈɒlədʒi/

Noun[edit]

phthisiology (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^
    1839, Robley Dunglison, “PHTHISIOLOGY”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
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