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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

Mother Annie Dowson, who was also tuberculous, nursed her lungs in retiring despondency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sea View, which housed 1,500 tuberculous patients in 1951, now has only 21, is being turned mainly into a hospital and home for the aged.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its value as a test is evident from the statement of Cohnheim,54 who regards as tuberculous only that which produces tuberculosis when transferred to suitable animals.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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