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Definition of: phthisic
(tiz′ik) noun
1. Pathol. A wasting disease of the lungs.
2. Asthma; difficulty of breathing. [<OF tisike <L phthisicus <Gk. phthisikos consumptive <phthisis PHTHISIS]
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