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tísico

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See also: tisico

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin phthisicus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tí‧si‧co

Adjective

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tísico (feminine tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas)

  1. who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
  2. (by extension, of a person) physically frail

Noun

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tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)

  1. someone who suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis
  2. a physically frail person

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin phthisicus, from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtisiko/ [ˈt̪i.si.ko]
  • Rhymes: -isiko
  • Syllabification: tí‧si‧co

Adjective

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tísico (feminine tísica, masculine plural tísicos, feminine plural tísicas)

  1. phthisic (suffering from a wasting disease)

Noun

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tísico m (plural tísicos, feminine tísica, feminine plural tísicas)

  1. a phthisic individual
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 242:
      El agárico blanco es un hongo que se emplea mucho en medicina para combatir el sudor nocturno de los tísicos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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