Medical Definition of Phthisis. Phthisis: A good trivia or crossword item. An over-consonanted Greek word meaning a dwindling or wasting away.. Pronounced TIE-sis. 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.. Nephronophthisis is derived from nephron + phthisis..
Food poisoning symptoms vary with the source of contamination. Most types of food poisoning cause one or more of the following signs and symptoms: 1  Nausea. 2  Vomiting. 3  Watery diarrhea. 4  Abdominal pain and cramps. 5  Fever.
Symptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of heavy metal poisoning. Metal fume fever includes a variety of symptoms, such as a general feeling of ill health (malaise), chills, and fever. Affected individuals may have excessive thirst and a metallic taste in their mouth.