phthisical

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He even went so far as to say that he thought the best food of the consumptive or the phthisical, as he called them, was milk and eggs.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

In our cities, not one phthisical invalid in ten, especially among women, can command facilities for daily horseback-riding, still less can they take long journeys.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

He was fond of telling how his phthisical tendencies gained him the appointment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

There exist the scrofulous, the phthisical, the gouty, the rheumatic diatheses, and, hence, the question of heredity is of the utmost importance in reference to many forms of disease.

From Insanity Its Causes and Prevention by Stearns, Henry Putnam

When he had spoken, his voice had had the flat, deadly softness of the exhausted phthisical sufferer's.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard