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Meaning of TUBERCULAR

Pronunciation:  tû'burkyulur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis"
  2. [adj]  relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a tubercular hospital"
  3. [adj]  pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle"
  4. [adj]  characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; "tubercular leprosy"
 
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 Synonyms: ill, sick, tuberculous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tu*ber"cu*lar\, a.
1. Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled;
   tuberculate.
2. Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence.
3. (Med.) Characterized by the development of tubercles; as,
   tubercular diathesis.
 

 

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