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tuberculous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tuberculous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tuberculous [ a.]
- Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

Meaning of 'tuberculous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tuberculous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Example in sentence:
  • a tubercular child;
  • tubercular meningitis;
  • tuberculous patients