Phthisic
//ˈ(f)θɪzɪk// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis. countable, uncountable
- 2 Any wasting disease. countable, uncountable
- 3 A person suffering from phthisis. countable, uncountable
- 4 Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive. not-comparable
Etymology
From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”).
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