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 • Jul. 25, 2022
Disease, particularly tuberculous and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed World War I, swept through the overcrowded dorms.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021
Nor do Sinologists believe that his tuberculous heir apparent, Defense Minister and Vice Chairman Lin Piao, 65, has died.
From Time Magazine Archive
Exactly how many U.S. citizens are tuberculous, no one knows.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latter adhered to Virchow's views relating to scrofulous inflammation, but maintained that most consumptives were in imminent danger of becoming tuberculous in accordance with the doctrines of Buhl.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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