constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
“a tubercular child”
Word Forms
tubercle
noun
a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
tuberculosis
noun
infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
tuberkulös
Tuberkulose oder der Tuberkelbazillus ist eine Krankheit, die von Tuberkulose betroffen ist oder durch diese verursacht wird
🇫🇷French
tuberculeux
constituant ou atteint de ou causé par la tuberculose ou le bacille tuberculeux
🇪🇸Spanish
tuberculoso
que constituye o está afectado o causado por la tuberculosis o el bacilo tuberculoso
🇮🇹Italian
tubercolare
costituente o affetto da o causato dalla tubercolosi o dal bacillo tubercolare
🇳🇱Dutch
tuberculeus
die bestaan uit, getroffen zijn door of veroorzaakt worden door tuberculose of de tuberkelbacil
🇵🇹Portuguese
tuberculoso
constituindo ou afetado por ou causado por tuberculose ou pelo bacilo da tuberculose
🇷🇺Russian
туберкулезный
представляющий собой туберкулез или туберкулезную палочку или пораженный им или вызванный им
India
🇮🇳Hindi
यक्ष्मा
तपेदिक या ट्यूबरकल बेसिलस से निर्मित या पीड़ित या उसके कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
যক্ষ্মা
যক্ষ্মা বা টিউবারকল ব্যাসিলাস দ্বারা গঠিত বা আক্রান্ত বা আক্রান্ত
🇮🇳Tamil
காசநோய்
காசநோய் அல்லது டியூபர்கிள் பேசிலஸால் உருவாகிறது அல்லது பாதிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது ஏற்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షయవ్యాధి
క్షయవ్యాధి లేదా ట్యూబర్కిల్ బాసిల్లస్తో ఏర్పడటం లేదా దానితో బాధపడటం లేదా కలుగుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
क्षयरोग
क्षयरोग किंवा ट्यूबरकल बॅसिलस बनणे किंवा ग्रस्त किंवा ग्रस्त
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટ્યુબરક્યુલસ
ટ્યુબરક્યુલોસિસ અથવા ટ્યુબરકલ બેસિલસથી બનેલું અથવા પીડિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗದ
ಕ್ಷಯರೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ಟ್ಯೂಬರ್ಕಲ್ ಬ್ಯಾಸಿಲಸ್ನಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪೀಡಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ഷയരോഗം
ക്ഷയരോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ട്യൂബർക്കിൾ ബാസിലസ് എന്നിവയാൽ രൂപപ്പെടുന്നതോ ബാധിച്ചതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്നതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੀ
ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਜਾਂ ਟੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
تپ دق
تپ دق یا ٹیوبرکل بیسیلس سے بننا یا اس سے متاثر ہونا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
结核性的
构成结核病或结核杆菌，或患有结核病或结核杆菌，或由结核病或结核杆菌引起
🇯🇵Japanese
結核性の
結核または結核菌を構成している、またはそれに罹患している、またはそれらによって引き起こされる
🇰🇷Korean
결핵성
결핵 또는 결핵균을 구성하거나 앓고 있거나 이로 인해 발생하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bị lao
cấu thành hoặc bị ảnh hưởng bởi hoặc gây ra bởi bệnh lao hoặc trực khuẩn lao
🇹🇭Thai
เป็นวัณโรค
ที่เกิดจากวัณโรคหรือวัณโรคบาซิลลัส
🇮🇩Indonesian
tuberkulosis
merupakan atau menderita atau disebabkan oleh tuberkulosis atau basil tuberkel
🇲🇾Malay
batuk kering
membentuk atau mengalami atau disebabkan oleh tuberkulosis atau bacillus tubercle
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
السل
المكونة أو المصابة أو الناجمة عن مرض السل أو عصية السل
🇮🇷Persian
سل
ایجاد یا مبتلا به سل یا باسیل سل یا ناشی از آن
🇹🇷Turkish
tüberküloz
Tüberküloz veya tüberküloz basilinden oluşan veya bunlardan etkilenen veya bunlardan kaynaklanan
🇮🇱Hebrew
שחפת
מהווים או סובלים או נגרמים משחפת או חיידק השחפת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tuberculous'?
The primary meaning of 'tuberculous' is 'constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tuberculous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tuberculous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tuberculous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tuberculous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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