Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. His head made an impression on the pillow.
Trending Now. Answers. Best Answer: Consumption is the name that was given to Tuberculosis (because it seemed to 'consume' people from within...coughing up blood was one of the first signs). It would also 'consume' the person as most would waste away before they died.
Once a person stops eating and drinking, death usually occurs within two weeks. He may continue to take small amounts of water to swallow pills or moisten his mouth, and these small sips of fluids may prolong the dying process by a couple of days.