phthisic
phthis·ic
noun \ˈti-zik\Definition of PHTHISIC
: phthisis
— phthisic or phthis·i·cal \-zi-kəl\ adjective
Origin of PHTHISIC
Middle English tisike, from Anglo-French, from Latin phthisicus suffering from tuberculosis, from Greek phthisikos, from phthisis
First Known Use: 14th century
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