consumptive vs phthisic

consumptive

adj
  • Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. 

  • Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful. 

  • Of, or relating to consumption. 

noun
  • A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. 

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 consumptive and phthisic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )