phthisis phthisipneumony • phthongal · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · phthisis · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body. Synonyms: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, wasting disease, white plague. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · pulmonary tuberculosis · · Synonym 1 consumption · · Synonym 2 wasting disease · · Synonym 3 white plague · · Synonym 4 Characters · · h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074