tuberculous
Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosisTubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
UK/tjuˈbɜːkjələs/US/tuˈbɝkjələs/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
(not comparable)Having or relating to tubercles.
More definitions
- constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Origin
From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus:tubercular