tuberculous
UK/tjuˈbɜːkjələs/US/tuˈbɝkjələs/
tuberculous adjective: tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
Adjective
tuberculous (not comparable)
- Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
- Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already...1907, Nova Scotia. Dept. of Public Health, Report, page 35
- Having or relating to tubercles.
tuberculous meaning in Tamil and Bengali
tuberculous in Tamil
- காசநோயர்
tuberculous in Bengali
- যক্ষ্মা আক্রান্ত, যক্ষ্মা সংক্রান্ত
Origin of tuberculous
From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.
Words formed from tuberculous
Questions about tuberculous
- What does tuberculous mean?
- Tuberculous means tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
- What is tuberculous in Tamil?
- Tuberculous in Tamil is காசநோயர். See Tuberculous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tuberculous?
- Tuberculous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tuberculous?
- Tuberculous is pronounced /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/ (UK).
Words near tuberculous in the dictionary
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