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Cause of Death
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Unknown | Report | 8 Nov 2004 18:21 |
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And one of Sue Johnston's ancestor's died of it, so I now know how to pronounce it!! Thigh - sis (silent p) Mandy :))) |
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Luciacw | Report | 8 Nov 2004 18:17 |
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Thank you very much everyone! I have added the website to my favourites. Lucia |
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Unknown | Report | 8 Nov 2004 18:00 |
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Phthisis was particularly used in place of pulmonary (ie affecting the lungs) tuberculosis, and seems to have been used as a term once consumption stopped being used. There's a list of archaic medical terms here: www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm TB was a very common killer in Victorian and early 20th century times. nell |
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Jonathan B | Report | 8 Nov 2004 17:58 |
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or indeed 'Consumption' (another name often used at that time for what we now know as TB). Jonathan |
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Luciacw | Report | 8 Nov 2004 17:53 |
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I wonder if anyone knew of any websites which have definitions of causes of death. I've just received a certificate which states the cause of death as Phithisis. Does anyone know what this means? thank you for your help, Lucia |
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