| ADJECTIVE | pert | tubercular | characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles |
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| pert | tubercular | pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle | |
| pert | tubercular | relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it | |
| all | tubercular, tuberculous | constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus | |
| NOUN | person | tubercular, consumptive, lunger | a person with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Meaning | Characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles. | |
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| Example | "tubercular leprosy" | |
| Nouns | tubercle | a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis |
| tuberculosis | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages / stages) | |
| Meaning | pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle. | |
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| Example | "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle" | |
| Nouns | tuberosity, tubercle | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament |
| Meaning | relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it. | |
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| Example | "a tubercular hospital" | |
| Nouns | tuberculosis | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages / stages) |
| Meaning | constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus. | |
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| Synonym | tuberculous | |
| Broader | ill, sick | Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
| Spanish | tubercular, tuberculós | |
| Catalan | fímic, tuberculós | |
| Nouns | tubercle | a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis |
| tuberculosis | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages / stages) | |
| Meaning | A person with pulmonary tuberculosis. | |
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| Synonyms | consumptive, lunger | |
| Broader | sick person, diseased person, sufferer | A person suffering from an illness |
| Spanish | tísico | |
| Catalan | tísic | |
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