tubercular
/tuːˈbɜːrkjələr/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by tuberculosis.
- Many artists in the 19th century suffered from tubercular disease.
- The sanatorium was built to treat tubercular patients in the early 1900s.
- Tubercular lesions in the lungs can be seen on a chest X-ray.
- Having or covered with small rounded bumps or nodules.
- The tubercular surface of the coral felt rough to the touch.
- The botanist noted the tubercular growths on the roots of the legume plant.
- Some frogs have a tubercular skin texture that helps them blend into their environment.
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