[śuṣ-ghañ] Drying up, dryness; hradaśoṣaviklavāṃ Ku. 4. 39; so āsyaśoṣaḥ, kaṃṭhaśoṣaḥ &c.

2 Emacia- tion, withering up; śarīraśoṣaḥ, kusuma- śoṣaḥ &c.

3 Pulmonary consump- tion or consumption in general; saṃ- śoṣaṇādrasādīnāṃ śoṣa ityabhidhīyate Suśr. Comp. saṃbhavaṃ the root of long pepper.