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Medical Definition of phthisis bulbi. : wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye (as panophthalmitis)
Bulb - Bulbil. 1  A bulbil is a small bulb, and may also be called a bulblet, bulbet, or bulbel. 2  Small bulbs can develop or propagate a large bulb. 3  Some lilies, such as the tiger lily Lilium lancifolium, form small bulbs, called bulbils, in their leaf axils.