phthisic English

Meaning phthisic meaning

What does phthisic mean?

phthisic noun

— (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.

— (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.

— A person suffering from phthisis.

— Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

phthisic adjective

— of or relating to phthisis

Synonyms phthisic synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as phthisic?

phthisic English » English

phthisical

hectic

tubercular

tisic

phthisis

consumptive