tisike
Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”).
Noun
tisike (plural tisikes)
- phthisis, phthisic (Any atrophic or wasting disease).
- c. 1240, Gilbertus Anglicus, Compendium Medicinae, Ch. 10 Part 4.
- Tisike is a destruccion of þe kyndely moistnes of a mannes body.
- Phthisic is a destruction of the kindly moistness of a man's body.
- Tisike is a destruccion of þe kyndely moistnes of a mannes body.
- c. 1240, Gilbertus Anglicus, Compendium Medicinae, Ch. 10 Part 4.