tuberculous

[ too-bur-kyuh-luhs, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. tubercular.
2. affected with tuberculosis:

   a hospital for tuberculous people.

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberculous¹

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

Example Sentences

Diseases like the Spanish flu and tuberculous raced through the overcrowded schools.

From New York Times

Disease, particularly tuberculous and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed World War I, swept through the overcrowded dorms.

From New York Times

Cancer, child cerebral palsy, and tuberculous rates in the Kuzbass region are all above the national average.

From The Guardian

The parish commissioned the painting to be made, which Kowalska saw before her death in 1938 of what is believed to be tuberculous.

From Washington Times

He has been given a diagnosis of severe tuberculous meningitis, months after her husband was found to have drug-resistant TB.

From New York Times