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tuberculoid

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

adjective

  1. resembling a tubercle.

  2. resembling tuberculosis.

Etymology

Origin of tuberculoid

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

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In tuberculoid leprosy, few bacilli are present, and the symptoms are pale, patchy spots on the face, hands and feet.

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