tuberculous
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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
Hollow-chested, tuberculous Jeanson escaped the police raid that caught his followers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chapin suffered from two afflictions: tuberculous throat and a thirst for gambling.
From Time Magazine Archive
The scrofulous person is frequently tuberculous, the tuberculous person is usually scrofulous; the non-scrofulous person, however, may die of tuberculosis, while the individual may be scrofulous without containing tubercle.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
