Con-sūmp'tion, n.

(84), n. [Lat. consumptio, Fr. consomption, Pr. consumpcio, consompçio, Sp. consuncion, It. consumzione.] 1. The act of consuming by use, waste, dissipation, &c.; decay; destruction. Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his consumption. Burke.

2. The state of being wasted or diminished; waste; diminution; loss.
3. (Med.) A gradual decay or diminution of the body; especially, the disease called phthisis pulmonalis (pulmonary consumption), a disease seated in the lungs, attended with a hectic fever, cough, &c.

Dunglison. Syn.—Decline; waste; decay. See DECLINE.