tubercular
adjective
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constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus“a tubercular child”tuberculous
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relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it“a tubercular hospital”
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pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle“a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle”
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characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles“tubercular leprosy”
noun
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a person with pulmonary tuberculosisconsumptive