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noun
Any medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, white plague
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tuberculosis, TB, T.B.
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