phthisic

[ tiz-ik, thiz- ]

/ ˈtɪz ɪk, ˈθɪz- /

Pathology

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noun

a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis.

asthma.

a person who suffers from phthisis.

adjective

pertaining to phthisis; phthisical.

Origin of phthisic

1300–50; <Latin phthisicus<Greek phthisikós (see phthisis, -ic); replacing Middle English tisike<Medieval Latin (p)tisicus;Latin, as above

Words nearby phthisic

phthalocyanine green, phthiocol, phthiriasis, phthiriasis pubis, Phthirus, phthisic, phthisical, phthisis, phub, phugoid, Phuket

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Example sentences from the Web for phthisic

They call it phthisic only because thats the very hardest word in the book to spell.
The Last of the Flatboats|George Cary Eggleston
She put it on her knee, and played a tune that would have made gout, cholic and phthisic dance upon their last legs.
Peg Woffington|Charles Reade
Then Dilsie could sleep in the cabin, as she ought to on account of the jimsonweed in her phthisic pipe.
The Tinder-Box|Maria Thompson Daviess
Yes, there's considerable of ager and phthisic and bilious fever.
Hoosier Mosaics|Maurice Thompson

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, adjective

Word Origin for phthisic

C14: from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see phthisis

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单词	phthisic
释义	phthisic [ tiz-ik, thiz- ] / ˈtɪz ɪk, ˈθɪz- / Pathology SEE SYNONYMS FOR phthisic ON THESAURUS.COM noun a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis. asthma. a person who suffers from phthisis. adjective pertaining to phthisis; phthisical. Origin of phthisic 1300–50; <Latin phthisicus<Greek phthisikós (see phthisis, -ic); replacing Middle English tisike<Medieval Latin (p)tisicus;Latin, as above Words nearby phthisic phthalocyanine green, phthiocol, phthiriasis, phthiriasis pubis, Phthirus, phthisic, phthisical, phthisis, phub, phugoid, Phuket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phthisic They call it phthisic only because thats the very hardest word in the book to spell. The Last of the Flatboats\|George Cary Eggleston She put it on her knee, and played a tune that would have made gout, cholic and phthisic dance upon their last legs. Peg Woffington\|Charles Reade Then Dilsie could sleep in the cabin, as she ought to on account of the jimsonweed in her phthisic pipe. The Tinder-Box\|Maria Thompson Daviess Yes, there's considerable of ager and phthisic and bilious fever. Hoosier Mosaics\|Maurice Thompson 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, adjective Word Origin for phthisic C14: from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see phthisis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to phthisic consumptive, phthisical, tuberculate, tuberculous
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phthisic

noun

adjective

Origin of phthisic

Words nearby phthisic

Example sentences from the Web for phthisic

British Dictionary definitions for phthisic

adjective

noun

Derived forms of phthisic

Word Origin for phthisic

Words related to phthisic