"tuberculous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tuˈbɝkjələs/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tuberculum||little lump}} Latin tuberculum (“little lump”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tuberculous (not comparable)
  1. Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of tuberculosis): tuberkulózní (Czech)
    Sense id: en-tuberculous-en-adj-S7kblqAY Disambiguation of 'of tuberculosis': 100 0
  2. Having or relating to tubercles. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tuberculous-en-adj-2-YF3QwX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrofulo-tuberculous, tuberculous dactylitis, tuberculous meningitis
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