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tuberculostatic

[ tu-bûr′kyə-lō-stăt′ĭk ]
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adj.

Of, relating to, or being an agent that inhibits the growth of tubercle bacilli.

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Words nearby tuberculostatic

tuberculose, tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis indurativa, tuberculosis cutis verrucosa, tuberculosis vaccine, tuberculostatic, tuberculous, tuberculous abscess, tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous spondylitis, tuberculous wart
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