Dictionary Check: tubercular
"tubercular" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
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Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
adjective
characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles
Example:
"tubercular leprosy"
adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle
Example:
"a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle"
adjective
relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it
Example:
"a tubercular hospital"
adjective
constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Example:
"a tubercular child"
noun
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
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