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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

The illegitimate son of a tuberculous war widow and an itinerant Dutch street singer, Jurgen Bartsch was adopted in 1954 by a Catholic couple.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 Austin ?Malley




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