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TUBERCULOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Example:
tubercular meningitis
Synonyms:
tubercular; tuberculous
Classified under:
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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