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Tuberculous

adjective
1.
Constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus.  Synonym: tubercular.  "Tuberculous patients" , "Tubercular meningitis"






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"Tuberculous" Quotes from Famous Books



... these cell-types will possess the qualities of the tissues that exist in the parents. For instance, germs of sufferers from arterio-sclerosis will supply a vascular apparatus predisposed to arterio-sclerosis; tuberculous subjects will supply germs in which the vital vibrations and cellular solidity will be below the normal, and bring about those degenerate tendencies which characterise the tuberculous subject; those of sanguine constitution will transmit a faculty for vital assimilation and ...
— Reincarnation - A Study in Human Evolution • Th. Pascal

... within its limitations. Many a man or woman who has an organic heart disorder, through treatment and the proper exercises gradually increased, can very often approximate through many years the output of a normally strong person. The individual weakened by a tuberculous infection can frequently, by following a prescribed regimen for a time, by wise, scientific diet and rest treatment and the help of the out-of-doors, then by carefully increased physical activity, finally live the useful, average ...
— Applied Psychology for Nurses • Mary F. Porter



Words linked to "Tuberculous" :   tubercular, tubercle, sick, ill



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