tuberculous
tu·ber·cu·lous
adjective
1.
constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
- “a tubercular child”
- “tuberculous patients”
- “tubercular meningitis”
Origin
From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.
Phrases
- tuberculous dactylitis
- tuberculous meningitis
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