Another word for phthisic | Synonyms for phthisic

Another word for phthisic

noun

An infectious disease producing lesions especially of the lungs.

No longer in scientific use: consumption (no longer in scientific use), phthisis (no longer in scientific use), tuberculosis, white plague. See health

adjective

Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis.

No longer in scientific use: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculous. See health

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It grows in marshy places; and is cultivated in China, the fruit having a supposed value as a diuretic and anti-phthisic. It was cultivated by John Gerard, author of the famous Herball, at the end of the 16th century as a tender annual.

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