emaciated vs phthisic

emaciated

adj
  • Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease. 

phthisic

adj
  • Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive. 

noun
  • A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis. 

  • Any wasting disease. 

  • A person suffering from phthisis. 

  • Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). 

How often have the words emaciated and phthisic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )