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tuberculous

[too-bur-kyuh-luhs, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kjə ləs, tjʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
tubercular
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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

Chapin suffered from two afflictions: tuberculous throat and a thirst for gambling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile he has married a poor, tuberculous girl, returned to Spain to finance an uprising.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tuberculous patient particularly will almost surely be planning for next year the day before he dies.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley




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