phthisis /(thī"sĭs; 277)/

phthi·sis

phthisis

n.
  1. A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term is now obsolete; it was once applied to many wasting diseases, but in the early 1900's became restricted to tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary phthisis, or consumption). See Consumption. (Med.) [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds
Fibroid phthisis
See under Fibroid.