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tuberculous

[too-bur-kyuh-luhs, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kyə ləs, tyʊ- /
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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Exactly how many U.S. citizens are tuberculous, no one knows.

From Time Magazine Archive

But tuberculosis is a bacterial disease and children of tuberculous parents are never born with the disease except in the rarest of instances.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.