phthisical

[ tiz-i-kuhl, thiz- ]

adjective

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

Other Words From

• pre·phthis·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phthisical¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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It was found in miliary tubercles of the lung, cerebral and intestinal tubercle, cheesy bronchitis and pneumonia, phthisical sputa, scrofulous glands, and fungous inflammation of the joints.

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Koch has found in examining the sputa from numerous cases of phthisis that the bacilli were present in one-half the number, and that they were absent from the sputa of individuals who were not phthisical.

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The well recognized infective qualities of the sputum, as demonstrated by the various experiments before the bacillus was discovered, demand the thorough disinfection of phthisical sputa, since these are in all probability the chief source of the dissemination of the disease.

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

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