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phthis⋅ic

  [tiz-ik, thiz-] Pathology
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–noun
1. a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis.
2. asthma.
3. a person who suffers from phthisis.
–adjective
4. pertaining to phthisis; phthisical.
Origin:
1300–50; < L phthisicus < Gk phthisikós (see phthisis, -ic ); r. ME tisike < ML (p)tisicus; L, as above
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phthis·ic   (tĭz'ĭk, thĭz'-)   
n.  

  1. Variant of phthisis.

  2. Archaic Any illness of the lungs or throat, such as asthma or a cough.


[Middle English ptisike, from Old French ptisique, from phthisicus, consumptive, from Greek phthisikos, from phthisis, wasting away, consumption; see phthisis.]
phthis'ic, phthis'i·cal adj.
phthi·sis   (thī'sĭs, tī'-)   
n.  

  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.

  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.


[Latin, from Greek, from phthinein, to waste away.]
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Word Origin & History

phthisic 
1340, tysyk "of or pertaining to a wasting disease," from O.Fr. tisike (11c.), from V.L. phthisis, from L. phthisis, from Gk. phthisis, from phthinein "to waste away," from root *phthi-, related to Skt. ksitih "destruction," ksinati "perishes."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1phthi·sic
Pronunciation: 'tiz-ik, 'tI-sik
Function: noun
1 : PHTHISIS
2 : TUBERCULAR

Main Entry: 2phthisic
Variant: or phthi·si·cal /-i-k&l/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affectedwith or as if with pulmonary tuberculosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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