Local English word record

tubercular

adjective · 5 senses

constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus

Practice this word

Examples

  • a tubercular child
  • tuberculous patients
  • tubercular meningitis

Word relationships

Synonyms

tuberculous

Source and method

This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0