phthisic
/ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/
词源链
- 盎格鲁-诺曼语Anglo-Norman1066 年后
派生
- 英语English
phthisic
词源说明
From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”).
释义
名词noun
- 1(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
- 2(pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
- 3A person suffering from phthisis.
- 4Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
形容词adjective
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