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consumption

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Main Entry: con·sump·tion
Pronunciation: kschwan-primarystresssschwam(p)-shschwan
Function: noun
1 : a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis
2 : TUBERCULOSIS
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