"poitrinaire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poitrinaires [plural]
Etymology: From French poitrinaire, from poitrine (“chest”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|poitrinaire}} French poitrinaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} poitrinaire (plural poitrinaires)
  1. (chiefly literary) Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar lung disease. Tags: literary Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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