Phthisiology

{{Short description|Medical speciality within the area of pulmonology that deals with tuberculosis}}

File:Robert W. Philip - Blue Plaque.jpeg, phthisiologist in Edinburgh]]

Phthisiology is the care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung. It is therefore considered a specialisation within the area of pulmonology.{{Cite journal |last=Khovanov |first=A. V. |last2=Nechaev |first2=V. I. |last3=Barkov |first3=V. A. |date=2007-01-01 |title=[Geoinformation technologies in phthisiology |url=https://europepmc.org/article/med/17419325 |journal=Problemy tuberkuleza i boleznei legkikh |issue=2 |pages=3–9 |issn=1728-2993 |pmid=17419325}}

The term derives from the designation by Hippocrates of phthisis (Greek φθίσις) meaning "consumption".