tuberculous

[ too-bur-kyuh-luh s, tyoo- ]

/ tʊˈbɜr kyə ləs, tyʊ- /

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adjective

tubercular.

affected with tuberculosis: a hospital for tuberculous people.

Origin of tuberculous

1740–50; < Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM tuberculous

tu·ber·cu·lous·ly, adverb an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lous, adjective non·tu·ber·cu·lous, adjective un·tu·ber·cu·lous, adjective

Words nearby tuberculous

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

Example sentences from the Web for tuberculous

They follow dysenteric or tuberculous ulceration or the passage of gall-stones.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 |Various
If an animal is tuberculous, the action of the tuberculin causes a fever, which is indicated by a rise in temperature.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beef trusts and the high price of beef, tuberculous cattle, unsanitary transportation and markets were not factors in her problem.

Foods and Household Management |Helen Kinne
Ischio-rectal abscesses are common among the tuberculous and rectal fistulas often give much bother.

Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh

Finally, the sequestrum lies loose in a cavity lined by tuberculous granulation tissue, and is readily identified in a radiogram.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for tuberculous

tuberculous

/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊləs) /

adjective

of or relating to tuberculosis or tubercles; tubercular

Derived forms of tuberculous

tuberculously, adverb

Medical definitions for tuberculous

tuberculous

[ tu-bûr′kyə-ləs ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or having tuberculosis.

Of, affected with, or caused by tubercles.

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