Word: phthisics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phthi
sics
Definition: Plural of phthisic. A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
Morphemes:
Affix: phthisic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: phthisicus
Language: la
Decoded: phthisicus
Meaning: suffering from tuberculosis
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).