Meaning & use
tubercular
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Relating to, affected by, or resembling tuberculosis; also, having small rounded nodules or tubercles.
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The X-ray revealed tubercular lesions in the patient's lungs.
Doctors in the sanatorium treated many tubercular patients in the early 20th century.
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"Tubercular" is closely related to "tuberculosis," a disease historically known as "consumption."
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