phthisical

  • 11Tisical — Tisic Tis ic, Tisical Tis ic*al, a. [For phthisic, phthisical.] Consumptive, phthisical. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Tisicky — Tis ick*y, a. Consumptive, phthisical. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13phthisic — noun Etymology: Middle English tisike, from Anglo French, from Latin phthisicus suffering from tuberculosis, from Greek phthisikos, from phthisis Date: 14th century phthisis • phthisic or phthisical adjective …

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  • 14Henry Head — Infobox Scientist name = Sir Henry Head box width = image width = caption =Photograph of Head c. 1895 birth date =birth date|1861|8|4 birth place =Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney death date =death date and age|1940|10|8|1861|8|4 death… …

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  • 15phthisic — /tiz ik, thiz /, Pathol. n. 1. a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis. 2. asthma. 3. a person who suffers from phthisis. adj. 4. pertaining to phthisis; phthisical. [1300 50; < L phthisicus < Gk phthisikós (see PHTHISIS, IC); r. ME tisike < ML&#8230; …

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  • 16consumptive — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. destructive, immoderate, devastating; see harmful , wasteful . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis. No longer in scientific use: phthisic (no longer in scientific use),&#8230; …

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  • 17phthisic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun An infectious disease producing lesions especially of the lungs. No longer in scientific use: consumption (no longer in scientific use), phthisis (no longer in scientific use), tuberculosis, white plague. See HEALTH …

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  • 18tubercular — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisic (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tuberculate, tuberculous. See HEALTH …

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  • 19tuberculate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisic (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculous. See HEALTH …

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  • 20tuberculous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisic (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculate. See HEALTH …

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