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Consumption

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1398, OED Evaluation: Historical

Disease that causes wasting of the body, specifically tuberculosis

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I think it was within a year, ah, when they landed here, with what they called consumption in those days. They call it T-B now
outdated name for tuberculosis