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phthisic

[ tiz-ik, thiz- ]

noun

  1. a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis.
  2. a person with phthisis.


adjective

  1. pertaining to phthisis; phthisical.

phthisic

/ ˈθaɪsɪk; ˈtaɪsɪk; ˈfθaɪsɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or affected with phthisis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another name for asthma
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈphthisical, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phthisic1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English tisik(e), ptisik(e), from Old French tisique, thesique “consumptive,” from Medieval Latin ptisicus, tisicus, from Latin phthisicus “consumptive; a consumptive” (adejctive and noun), from Greek phthisikós “consumptive” (adjective); phthisis, -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phthisic1

C14: from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see phthisis
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Example Sentences

Volutes, asportation, imbricated, Mnemosyne and phthisic are a few of the others.

Come, now, wasn't my picture of the phthisic wife and moaning child worth a place on the line—I mean, wasn't it good, eh?

Our boys seeing any members of the defeated school would use their two palms for a trumpet and shout the pivotal word, on which our victory turned, "Phthisic."

Yes, there's considerable of ager and phthisic and bilious fever.

"How far is it to the Smith farm?" and "How do you spell phthisic?"

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