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phthisic

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phthis·ic  (tzk, thz-)
n.
1. Variant of phthisis.
2. Archaic Any illness of the lungs or throat, such as asthma or a cough.
[Middle English ptisike, from Old French ptisique, from phthisicus, consumptive, from Greek phthisikos, from phthisis, wasting away, consumption; see phthisis.]
phthisic, phthisi·cal adj.
phthisic [ˈθaɪsɪk ˈfθaɪsɪk ˈtaɪsɪk] Obsolete
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) relating to or affected with phthisis
n
(Medicine / Pathology) another name for asthma
[from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see phthisis]
phthisical  adj
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When asked to explain the strange spelling he said: "Look, the phth is like phthisic, which is pronounced t; olo is like colonel, which is pronounced ur; gn as in gnat is pronounced n; and yrrh, as in myrrh, is pronounced er.
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Shelley's tribute expressed what would become the central metaphor of consumption in the 19th century, the idea that the phthisic body is consumed from within by its passions, "the bloom .
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