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spes phthisica

spes phthisica noun: an irrational optimism or euphoria said to occur in tuberculosis patients.

Noun

spes phthisica

  1. (historical) An irrational optimism or euphoria said to occur in tuberculosis patients.

Questions about spes phthisica

What does spes phthisica mean?
Spes phthisica means an irrational optimism or euphoria said to occur in tuberculosis patients.
What part of speech is spes phthisica?
Spes phthisica is a noun.

Words near spes phthisica in the dictionary

  1. spersed
  2. sperses
  3. spersing
  4. spertiniite
  5. SPEs
  6. spes phthisica
  7. spesh
  8. speshul
  9. spesmilo
  10. spesmiloj
  11. spesmilos

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