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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French < Old French tisique. Respelled in Middle French to more closely match the Latin phthisicus (with the pronunciation changing to reflect the spelling). By surface analysis, phtisie + -ique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
phtisique (plural phtisiques)
- (medicine, archaic) phthisic
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