Definitions For Phthisic

Adjective

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

Translations

Catalan: tísic, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 肺結核, sc=Hani, 肺结核, tr=fèijiéhé, sc=Hani, 肺癆, sc=Hani, 肺痨, tr=fèiláo, sc=Hani French: phtisique Greek: φθισικός Italian: tisico Slovak: suchotinársky, tuberkulózny Spanish: tísico, m

Noun

PHTHISIC (plural PHTHISICs) (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis. (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease. A person suffering from phthisis. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

Alternative forms

phthisick {{qualifier, obsolete}} phthisique {{qualifier, dated}}

Etymology

From {{etyl, enm, en}} tisike, from {{etyl, xno, en}}, from {{etyl, la, en}} phthisicus, , suffering from tuberculosis, from (Ancient Greek) φθισικός, , consumptive, from φθίσις, , tuberculosis, consumption