phthisic

/ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/noun
High School
1

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

2

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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