phthisical

American  

[tiz-i-kuhl, thiz-] / ˈtɪz ɪ kəl, ˈθɪz- /

Also phthisicky

adjective

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.

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Other Word Forms

• prephthisical adjective

Etymology

Origin of phthisical

First recorded in 1605–15; phthisic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

I will continue the research by careful weighings of early cases; and will further endeavor to ascertain whether the addition of mullein to the cultivating solution prevents the propagation of the phthisical bacillus.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

He asked him to inquire specially as to the effect of the climate on consumption, and pointed out that Pliny described Egypt seventeen centuries ago as the best climate for phthisical patients.

From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing

Hippocrates pointed out as one of the symptoms of consumption the spes phthisical or consumptive hope.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

He had been under the care of my predecessor, and had been entered as a phthisical patient.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de

Persons who have a marked predisposition to the disease had best not come in close contact with the phthisical.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe