φθόη

A. = φθίσις (q. v.), Pl. Lg. 916a, Pl.Com. 184, Isoc. 19.11, D. Ep. 3.30, Luc. Cont. 17, Tab.Defix. 98.5, Gal. 6.421, etc.; esp. of empyema, Aret. SD 1.8. (Φθοψ‐α from root of φθίω, φθίνω.)