tuberculous
AmericanOther Word Forms
- antituberculous adjective
- nontuberculous adjective
- tuberculously adverb
- untuberculous adjective
Etymology
Origin of tuberculous
Example Sentences
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Diseases like the Spanish flu and tuberculous raced through the overcrowded schools.
From New York Times
Disease, particularly tuberculous and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed World War I, swept through the overcrowded dorms.
From New York Times
Cancer, child cerebral palsy, and tuberculous rates in the Kuzbass region are all above the national average.
From The Guardian
The parish commissioned the painting to be made, which Kowalska saw before her death in 1938 of what is believed to be tuberculous.
From Washington Times
He has been given a diagnosis of severe tuberculous meningitis, months after her husband was found to have drug-resistant TB.
From New York Times
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