Home › Words › A › antiphthisicantiphthisicantiphthisic means relieving or curing phthisis.EtymologyFrom anti- + phthisic.adjRelieving or curing phthisis.nounA medicine for phthisis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antiphthisical 96% match — Relieving or curing phthisis. vs antiphthisic →phthisiotherapy 71% match — The treatment of phthisis. vs antiphthisic →antipharmic 69% match — Serving as an antidote. vs antiphthisic →antityphus 67% match — Countering typhus. vs antiphthisic →phthitic 67% match — Of, relating to, or characterised by phthisis. vs antiphthisic →antiphlogistic 65% match — Counteracting inflammation. vs antiphthisic →antituberculous 65% match — Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis. vs antiphthisic →antipestilential 65% match — Preventing or acting as a remedy against bubonic plague or other infectious diseases. vs antiphthisic →