What is Phthisis?

[1pds]

Anyone know what Phthisis is?  It's given as a cause of dearth on a relatives death certificate...

[JenB]

Tuberculosis (try Googling it  )

[1pds]

Thanks! 

[Graham47]

I had one noted as 'failing of the lights'..... lungs of course!

[diplodicus]

Inn an earlier post, a kind soul highlighted this useful site:

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/Index.htm

It's a list of archaic medical terms.

[onefortheroad]

I had one for an infant :-  "Visitation of the Lord".     

[Mike in Cumbria]

I had one for an infant :-  "Visitation of the Lord".     

Sounds like a murderous peer - not someone you'd want to have too close to your children!

[Berlin-Bob]

"Visitation of the Lord".

Sometimes also seen as "Visitation of God" (Death Cause unknown, or Death by Natural Causes )

There are several topics about this on RootsChat listed in the lexicon
RootsChat Reference => Lexicon ^{(click here)}

regards,
Bob

[onefortheroad]

I had one for an infant :-  "Visitation of the Lord".     

Sounds like a murderous peer - not someone you'd want to have too close to your children!