poitrinaire

== English == === Etymology === From French poitrinaire, from poitrine (“chest”). === Noun === poitrinaire (plural poitrinaires) (chiefly literary) Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar lung disease. == French == === Etymology === From poitrine +‎ -aire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pwa.tʁi.nɛʁ/ === Adjective === poitrinaire (plural poitrinaires) (pathology, archaic) consumptive, tubercular, phthisic Synonyms: phtisique, tuberculeux === Noun === poitrinaire m or f (plural poitrinaires) (pathology, archaic) tuberculosis patient, tubercular (person suffering from tuberculosis) Synonyms: phtisique, tuberculeux === Further reading === “poitrinaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012