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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tuberculous

Tuberculose \Tu*ber"cu*lose`\, Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

Tuberculous

Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or affected with, a tuberculosis.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
tuberculous

"characterized by tubers," 1747, from Latin tuberculum (see tubercule) + -ous.

Wiktionary
tuberculous

a. tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis.

WordNet
tuberculous

adj. constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: tubercular]

Usage examples of "tuberculous".

The seventh was under treatment for interstitial keratitis and tuberculous ulceration of the lips and throat.

Hence, infiltration of the muscles, glands, or other soft parts with tuberculous matter, when inflammation is aroused by its presence, and by an exciting cause, give rise to abscesses, as in lumbar or psoas abscesses.

It is even claimed that tuberculous children in an outdoor school may make more rapid progress in their studies than the more normal children in a badly ventilated school.

In the first place, he should draw a clear distinction between the experiments made upon tuberculous patients, and those made upon healthy children.

The idea that tuberculous granuloma of the fallopian tube had been reported from around the country made her more curious than ever.