phtisique

== 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 === IPA(key): /fti.zik/ === Adjective === phtisique (plural phtisiques) (pathology, archaic) phthisic === Noun === phtisique m or f (plural phtisiques) (pathology, archaic) tuberculosis patient, tubercular (person suffering from tuberculosis) Synonyms: (archaic) poitrinaire, tuberculeux === Further reading === “phtisique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012