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phthisic
[ tiz-ik, thiz- ]
/ ˈtɪz ɪk, ˈθɪz- /
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noun
adjective
pertaining to phthisis; phthisical.
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Origin of phthisic
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); see origin at phthisis, -ic
Words nearby phthisic
phthalocyanine green, phthiocol, phthiriasis, phthiriasis pubis, Phthirus, phthisic, phthisical, phthisis, phub, phugoid, Phuket
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British Dictionary definitions for phthisic
phthisic
/ (ˈθaɪsɪk, ˈfθaɪsɪk, ˈtaɪsɪk) obsolete /
adjective
relating to or affected with phthisis
noun
another name for asthma
Derived forms of phthisic
phthisical, adjectiveWord Origin for phthisic
C14: from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see phthisis
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