Phthisic Definition
noun
(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.
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(pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
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A person suffering from phthisis.
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Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
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Synonyms:
- white plague
- tuberculosis
- phthisis
- No longer in scientific use: consumption
adjective
Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular.
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Synonyms:
- tubercular
- phthisical
- No longer in scientific use: consumptive
- tuberculous
- tuberculate
Other Word Forms of Phthisic
Noun
Singular:
phthisic
Plural:
phthisicsOrigin of Phthisic
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From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis"), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikos, “consumptive"), from φθίσις (phthisis, “tuberculosis, consumption")
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