phthisic
A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosisA wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
(countable, uncountable)Any wasting disease.
(countable, uncountable)A person suffering from phthisis.
(countable, uncountable)Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
Origin
From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tubeFrom Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”).
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Forms
plural: phthisicsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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