devastation vs phthisic

devastation

noun
  • The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. 

  • Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. 

phthisic

noun
  • Any wasting disease. 

  • A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis. 

  • A person suffering from phthisis. 

  • Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). 

adj
  • Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive. 

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