tuberculostatic

[ tu-bûr′kyə-lō-stăt′ĭk ]

adj.

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

Nearby words

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

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