tuberculous

adjective
UK: /tjuːˈbɜːkjələs/
US: /tuːˈbɜːrkjələs/

  1. Relating to or affected with tuberculosis.

    1. He has a tuberculous infection.
    2. The X-ray showed some tuberculous changes in his lungs, indicating a past infection.

Synonyms

tubercular phthisic

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The phonetic transcription of "tuberculous" is /tjuːˈbɜːkjələs/ in British English and /tuːˈbɜːrkjələs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tuberculous": tubercular, phthisic.

Example usage of "tuberculous": "He has a tuberculous infection.". More examples on the page.