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TUBERCULOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus

Example:

tubercular meningitis

Synonyms:

tubercular; tuberculous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)

Derivation:

tubercle (a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis)

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