English

Alternative forms

• phthisick (obsolete)
• phthisique (dated)

Noun

phthisic ‎(plural phthisics)

1. (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.
2. (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
3. A person suffering from phthisis.
4. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

Adjective

phthisic ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular.

Translations

Derived terms

• phthisical
• phthisicky