tubercular

[ too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo- ]

/ tʊˈbɜr kyə lər, tyʊ- /

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adjective

pertaining to tuberculosis; tuberculous.

of, relating to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.

characterized by or having tubercles.

noun

a tuberculous person.

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Origin of tubercular

1790–1800; <Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tubercular

tu·ber·cu·lar·ly, adverban·ti·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjectivein·ter·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjectivenon·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective

non·tu·ber·cu·lar·ly, adverbpost·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjectiveun·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective

Words nearby tubercular

tube pan, tuber, tube railway, tubercle, tubercle bacillus, tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculin, tuberculinize, tuberculin test, tuberculin-tested

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How to use tubercular in a sentence

Gayelord Hauser was cool because he took his gay tubercular hip and made an unstoppable brand out of it.
Dead Cool: Gayelord Hauser|Simon Doonan|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Call the old tubercular diathesis a sensitization and you have made it the most modern of modern discoveries.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
From what diseases is the tubercular syphiloderm to be differentiated?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
In this way the tubercular masses and various other lesions are formed.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Another tubercular condition is seen in the much dreaded hip-joint disease which parents should always be on the lookout for.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
Tuberculosis is strictly a house disease, hence the little tubercular patient must seek outdoor life.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for tubercular

tubercular

/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlə) /

adjective

of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis

of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles

characterized by the presence of tubercles

noun

a person with tuberculosis

Derived forms of tubercular

tubercularly, adverb

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tubercular

Origin of tubercular

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