Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phthisico (obsolete)

Adjective

tísico m ‎(feminine singular tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas, comparable)

1. who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
2. (by extension, of a person) physically frail

Noun

tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)

1. someone who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
2. a physically frail person

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ptisico (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin phthisicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.si.ko/

Adjective

tísico m ‎(feminine singular tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas)

1. phthisic (suffering from a wasting disease)

Noun

tísico m ‎(plural tísicos, feminine tísica)

1. a phthisic individual

Related terms

• tisis