tísico

tísico(
tee
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see
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koh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. consumptive
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Los pacientes tísicos están en un ala aparte del hospital.Consumptive patients are in a separate wing of the hospital.
a. tubercular
Lucía padecía el clásico carraspeo tísico.Lucia had the typical tubercular cough.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. consumptive
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
De niño estuvo internado en un hospital para tísicos.As a child he stayed in a hospital for consumptives.
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