Meaning of phthisic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/

Definitions

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

Deutsch phthisisch schwindsüchtig

Ελληνικά φθισικός

Español hético ptisico tísico

Français phtisique

Italiano etico tisico

Türkçe veremli

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