adj
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Meanings
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adj
constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Sitting in the front row of the stalls, Dick had been able to see the large, swollen, tuberculous glands in his neck.
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Synonyms
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adj
· constituting or afflicted...
tubercular
Word family
Derived forms
scrofulo-tuberculous
Etymology
From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.