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phthisical

or phthis·ick·y

[tiz-i-kuh l, thiz-]

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adjective

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

RELATED WORDS

consumptive, phthisic, tuberculate, tuberculous

Origin of phthisical

First recorded in 1605–15; phthisic + -al¹

Related formspre·phthis·i·cal, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for phthisical

Historical Examples of phthisical

Moreover, the sexual appetite is very pronounced in phthisical patients.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
It is a manufactory at once of the phthisical, the insane, and the criminal.
The Criminal
Havelock Ellis
This latter is particularly inimical to phthisical sufferers.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
This is demonstrated by study of the degeneracy stigmata of phthisical families.
Degeneracy
Eugene S. Talbot
He had been under the care of my predecessor, and had been entered as a phthisical patient.
Modern Magic
Maximilian Schele de Vere