tuberculoid

[ too-bur-kyuh-loid, tyoo- ]
/ tʊˈbɜr kyəˌlɔɪd, tyʊ- /

adjective

resembling a tubercle.
resembling tuberculosis.

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Origin of tuberculoid

1890–95; < Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle or tubercul(osis) + -oid

Words nearby tuberculoid

tuberculinize, tuberculitis, tuberculo-, tuberculocele, tuberculofibroid, tuberculoid, tuberculoid leprosy, tuberculoma, tuberculose, tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis indurativa
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Medical definitions for tuberculoid

tuberculoid
[ tu-bûr′kyə-loid′ ]

adj.

Resembling tuberculosis.
Resembling a tubercle.
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