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)

1. 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.