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tuberculous

[too-bur-kyuh-luhs, tyoo-] / tʊˈbɜr kyə ləs, tyʊ- /
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

The Bach Thai hospital for tuberculous patients was razed.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a tuberculous cow is dead, the chief danger of spreading TB is past.

From Time Magazine Archive

Similar experiments with reference to the introduction of lupus-tissue produced results suggestive of tubercle, if not actually tuberculous.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various