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phthisical

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phthis⋅i⋅cal

  [tiz-i-kuhl, thiz-]
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–adjective
pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.
Also, phthis⋅ick⋅y.

Origin:
1605–15; phthisic + -al 1
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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.
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