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 affection of the intestines seems to be quite rare, although ulcers of the large intestines have been observed.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Tubercular bacilli pass through the digestive tract of flies and remain virulent.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur
Tubercular derangements are frequently met with in the testicles of men, less often in the ovaries of women.
From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Brendecke, Fr. (Friedrich)
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