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Medical Definition of phthisis bulbi. : wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye (as panophthalmitis)
phthisis | phthisic [sense-specific] A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body. | Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use. (27 of 44 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)