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phthisic

Noun CEFR B2
ˈ(f)θɪzɪk

Definitions

  1. A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any wasting disease.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A person suffering from phthisis.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

4 more languages
Catalàtísic
Ελληνικάφθισικός
Italianoeticotisico
Türkçeveremli

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phthisick phthisiologist phthisiology phthisiophobia phthisiotherapy phthisis

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