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Tubercular vs Phthisic - What's the difference?

tubercular | phthisic |

As adjectives the difference between tubercular and phthisic

is that tubercular is of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis while phthisic is of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular.

As a noun phthisic is

(pathology) a wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.

tubercular

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis
  • Tuberculate

    • phthisic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phthisick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.
  • (pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
  • A person suffering from phthisis.
  • Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

    • Derived terms

    * phthisical * phthisicky

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular.