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phthisics

phthisics is the plural of phthisic.

Meaning of phthisic

Noun

phthisic (countable and uncountable, plural phthisics)

  1. A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
  2. (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).

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Questions about phthisics

What is phthisics the plural of?
Phthisics is the plural of phthisic.

Words near phthisics in the dictionary

  1. phthisic
  2. phthisical
  3. phthisick
  4. phthisicks
  5. phthisicky
  6. phthisics
  7. phthisiologist
  8. phthisiologists
  9. phthisiology
  10. phthisiophobia
  11. phthisiotherapy

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