phthisic vs tubercular

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). 

tubercular

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis. 

  • Tuberculate. 

  • Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients. 

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