phthisis /thīˈsis, also fthīˈ or tīˈ/ (medicine; old)

1. A wasting disease
2. Tuberculosis, esp of the lungs

phthisic /tizˈik, sometimes thīˈsik, fthīˈsik or tīˈsik/ noun

1. Phthisis
2. Vaguely, a lung or throat disease

phthisˈical or phthisˈicky adjective

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