phthisick
adjective as in strong fondness
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Example:His frail health was a clear indication of his phthisical condition.
Definition:Relating to or affected with phthisis (tuberculosis); slender from disease.
From phthisical
Example:The pulmoniac complaint required isolation for the sake of public health.
Definition:Pertaining to the lungs; related to the lungs; as, a pulmoniac complaint.
From pulmoniac
Example:The pertussive fit of coughing eventually subsided after several hours.
Definition:Relating to or causing coughing; resembling or provoking pertussis, or whooping cough; as, a pertussive fit of coughing.
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