tubercular

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tjuːˈbɜːrkjʊlər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tŏŏ bûr′kyə lər, tyŏŏ-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tu•ber•cu•lar  (tŏŏ bûr′kyə lər, tyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologypertaining to tuberculosis;
    tuberculous.
  2. Pathology, Botanyof, pertaining to, or of the nature of a tubercle or tubercles.
  3. Botanycharacterized by or having tubercles.

n. 
  1. Pathologya tuberculous person.
  • Latin tūbercul(um) tubercle + -ar1
  • 1790–1800
tu•ber′cu•lar•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tubercular / tjʊˈbɜːkjʊlə/
  1. of, relating to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis
  2. of or relating to a tubercle or tubercles
  3. characterized by the presence of tubercles
  1. a person with tuberculosis
'tubercular' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pott's disease - leprosy - tuberculate - tuberculous

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