tubercular
Americanadjective
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pertaining to tuberculosis; tuberculous.
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.
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characterized by or having tubercles.
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis
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of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles
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characterized by the presence of tubercles
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Tubercular lungs struggle to fill their pleural compartments; they get no opportunity to rest and heal the sores that tuberculosis germs are eating into their tissues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tubercular as a child, she was sent to convent school by her parents after they divorced.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tubercular animals show an elevation in temperature that comes on about the eighth or twelfth hour of the test.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Tuberculosis cases in advanced stages have been placed on the special boats in New York Harbor or are sent to Tubercular Camps in the country.
From The Making of a Trade School by Woolman, Mary Schenck
Tubercular phthisis was once considered to be almost necessarily a fatal disease, although with a very indefinite period of duration.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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