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Definition of Phthisic
1. n. Same as Phthisis.
Definition of Phthisic
1. Noun. (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis. ¹
2. Noun. (pathology formerly) Any wasting disease. ¹
3. Noun. A person suffering from phthisis. ¹
4. Noun. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). ¹
5. Adjective. Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phthisic
1. phthisis [n -S] - See also: phthisis
Medical Definition of Phthisic
1. Phthisical An obsolete terms relating to phthisis. Origin: G. Phthisikos, consumptive (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthisic
Literary usage of Phthisic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of medicine on Thomsonian principles ... and a materia medica by John W. Comfort (1859)
"ASTHMA, OR phthisic. In some persons, the predisposition to asthma is induced.
... Sometimes children will be affected with phthisic for a few years, and, ..."
2. The Harbinger of Health: Containing Medical Prescriptions for the Human Body by Andrew Jackson Davis (1879)
"phthisic, or Asthma. When a child is badly afflicted with the symptoms, give a
tea-spoonful of pure linseed-oil in a table-spoonful of white brandy. ..."
3. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"Well, I'll expound it : phthisic, you see, manes —whisht, boys ; will yez hould
your tongues there —phthisic, Larry, signifies—that is, phthisic—mind, ..."
4. Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry by William Carleton (1896)
"Well, then, spell phthisic. Oh, that's physic you're spellin'. Now, Larry, do
you know the difference between physic and phthisic ? " " No, sir. ..."
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