tubercular

[ too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to tuberculosis; tuberculous.

  2. of, relating to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.

  1. characterized by or having tubercles.

noun
  1. a tuberculous person.

Origin of tubercular

1
1790–1800; <Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ar1

Other words from tubercular

  • tu·ber·cu·lar·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective
  • in·ter·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective
  • non·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective
  • non·tu·ber·cu·lar·ly, adverb
  • post·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective
  • un·tu·ber·cu·lar, adjective

Words Nearby tubercular

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How to use tubercular in a sentence

  • Tuberculosis is strictly a house disease, hence the little tubercular patient must seek outdoor life.

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for tubercular

tubercular

/ (tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis

  2. of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles

  1. characterized by the presence of tubercles

noun
  1. a person with tuberculosis

Derived forms of tubercular

  • tubercularly, adverb

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