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phtisique

/fti.zik/

adjective/fti.zik/

phthisic

Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie + -ique.

noun, masculine/feminine/fti.zik/plural: phtisiques

tuberculosis patient, tubercular (person suffering from tuberculosis)

Synonyms: poitrinaire, tuberculeux

Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie + -ique.

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