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phthisic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/
• /ˈtɪzɪk/

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”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive.

Forms

Deriveds

phthisicky · antiphthisic · phthisical

Translations (17)

el φθισικός (of or relating to phthisis) · bg туберкулозен (of or relating to phthisis) · it tisico (of or relating to phthisis) · tr müteverrim (of or relating to phthisis) · sk tuberkulózny (of or relating to phthisis) · fr phtisique (of or relating to phthisis) · es tísico (of or relating to phthisis) · de phthisisch (of or relating to phthisis) · de schwindsüchtig (of or relating to phthisis) · ca tísic (of or relating to phthisis) · tr veremli (of or relating to phthisis) · es ptisico (of or relating to phthisis) · sk suchotinársky (of or relating to phthisis) · cmn 肺結核 /肺结核 (of or relating to phthisis) · es hético (of or relating to phthisis) · cmn 肺癆 /肺痨 (of or relating to phthisis) · it etico (of or relating to phthisis)

phthisic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/
• /ˈtɪzɪk/

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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
2. (countable, qualifier:formerly, uncountable) Any wasting disease.
3. (countable, uncountable) A person suffering from phthisis.
4. (countable, uncountable) Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

Forms