tuberculeux

French

Etymology

From tubercule +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ty.bɛʁ.ky.lø/

Adjective

tuberculeux (feminine tuberculeuse, masculine plural tuberculeux, feminine plural tuberculeuses)

  1. (botany) tubercular
    Synonym: tubéreux
  2. (pathology) tubercular (having tuberculosis)
    Synonyms: phtisique, poitrinaire
    un enfant tuberculeux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    un sujet tuberculeux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Noun

tuberculeux m (invariable)

  1. (pathology) tuberculosis patient, tubercular, consumptive (person suffering from tuberculosis)
    Synonyms: phtisique, poitrinaire

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