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tubercular definition

tu·ber·cu·lar (to̵o bʉr′kyə lər, tə-)

adjective

  1. of, like, or having a tubercle or tubercles
  2. of, relating to, or having tuberculosis
  3. caused by the tubercle bacillus

Etymology: < L tuberculum (see tubercle) + -ar

noun

a person having tuberculosis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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