Tuberculosis - Wikipedia In Europe, Hippocrates, writing around 400 BCE describes phthisis; [169] in India, the Vedas (composed 1500–1200 BCE) refer to yaksma; [170] both of these are generally equated with tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - History, Causes, Treatment | Britannica In the medical writings of Europe through the Middle Ages and well into the industrial age, tuberculosis was referred to as phthisis, the “white plague,” or consumption—all in reference to the progressive wasting of the victim’s health and vitality as the disease took its inexorable course
What is phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)? - droracle. ai Phthisis, also known as pulmonary tuberculosis, is a chronic and progressive infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by symptoms such as cough, weight loss, and fatigue
Phthisis | definition of phthisis by Medical dictionary phthisis An older term little used in the working medical parlance for: (1) Tuberculosis; (2) Any chronic progressive disease or condition characterised by generalised emaciation or local tissue atrophy or loss—e g , AIDS, cancer
Medical Definition of Phthisis - RxList Phthisis is an archaic name for tuberculosis A person afflicted with tuberculosis in the old days was destined to dwindle and waste away like Mimi, the heroine of Puccini's 1896 opera "La Boheme "
phthisis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun phthisis (countable and uncountable, plural phthises) (archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis