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consumptive adjective

  /kənˈsʌmptɪv/
  • (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
 tuberculeuse, tuberculeux

consumptive noun

  /kənˈsʌmptɪv/
  • A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
 tuberculeuse, tuberculeux

consumption noun

  /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
  • The act of eating, drinking or using.
  • The amount consumed.
  • The act of consuming or destroying.
 consommation
  • (pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
 consomption
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