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tuberculous

[too-bur-kyuh-luhs, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kjə ləs, tjʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
tubercular
Synonyms


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

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

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

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Chapin suffered from two afflictions: tuberculous throat and a thirst for gambling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Author Weintraub thinks that Beardsley's tuberculous condition and his consuming passion for work left him little time and less stamina for dalliance.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tuberculous patient particularly will almost surely be planning for next year the day before he dies.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin




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