phtisie

French

Alternative forms

• phthisie (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phthisis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fti.zi/

Noun

phtisie f (plural phtisies)

1. (pathology) phthisis, consumption

Related terms

• phtisique

Further reading

• “phtisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.