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tuberculous

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

This mistake cost taxpayers one billion dollars for the care of tuberculous veterans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hollow-chested, tuberculous Jeanson escaped the police raid that caught his followers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some were obviously tuberculous, others crippled with rheumatism.

From England by Fox, Frank, Sir




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