consumptive
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consumptive
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (old-fashioned) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. tísico (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Consumptive patients were sent to sanatoriums in the mountains.Los pacientes tísicos eran enviados a sanatorios en las montañas.
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