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a wasting consumption

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  • Consumption — Con*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F. consomption.] 1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction. [1913 Webster] Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a new incentive to him to retrench the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Consumption of the bowels — Consumption Con*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F. consomption.] 1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction. [1913 Webster] Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a new incentive to him to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wasting — could also mean unefficient and/or uneffective consumption. See waste. In medical circles, wasting refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to waste away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as acute… …   Wikipedia

  • consumption — late 14c., wasting of the body by disease; wasting disease (replacing O.E. yfeladl the evil disease ), from O.Fr. consumpcion, from L. consumptionem (nom. consumptio) a using up, wasting, from consumpt , pp. stem of consumere (see CONSUME (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • consumption — in the meaning ‘a disease causing wasting of the tissues’, has been replaced in the 20c by more specific clinical names, especially by tuberculosis or TB …   Modern English usage

  • consumption — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of consuming. 2) an amount consumed. 3) dated a wasting disease, especially tuberculosis. DERIVATIVES consumptive adjective & noun (dated ) …   English terms dictionary

  • consumption — [kən sump′shən] n. [ME consumpcioun < OFr consomption < L consumptio < consumptus, pp. of consumere] 1. a) a consuming or being consumed b) Econ. the using up of goods or services, either by consumers or in the production of other goods… …   English World dictionary

  • consumption — /keuhn sump sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction. 2. the amount consumed: the high consumption of gasoline. 3. Econ. the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 4. Pathol. a. Older Use.… …   Universalium

  • consumption — 1. The using up of something, especially the rate at which it is used. 2. Obsolete term for a wasting of the tissues of the body, usually tuberculous. [L. con sumo, pp. sumptus, to take up wholly, use up, waste] oxygen c. (VO2) 1. (Qo or Qo2),… …   Medical dictionary

  • consumption — noun Etymology: Middle English consumpcioun, from Latin consumption , consumptio, from consumere Date: 14th century 1. a. a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis b. tuberculosis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • consumption — /kənˈsʌmpʃən / (say kuhn sumpshuhn) noun 1. the act of consuming; destruction or decay. 2. destruction by use. 3. the amount consumed. 4. Economics the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value. 5. Pathology a. a wasting disease …  

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