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antitubercular

antitubercular

5.8
A drug that prevents or treats tuberculosis
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈtjuːbərkjələr/
  • Specialized
: antituberculoso
  • Pyrazinamide is a commonly used first-line antitubercular drug. Gastric-related adverse drug reactions are common with pyrazinamide.

Examples

  • I prescribed an antitubercular medication to help the patient recover from tuberculosis.

  • Health officials provided antitubercular drugs to the community to control the outbreak of tuberculosis.

  • The doctor recommended an antitubercular treatment plan for those diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Synonyms

antituberculous
vsantitubercular
  • Specialized
7.0

A medicine that prevents or treats tuberculosis

uses the -ar adjective form instead
antituberculosis
vsantitubercular
  • Specialized
4.3

A medicine that prevents or treats tuberculosis

uses an adjective formed with an -ar ending instead

Surface Forms

antitubercular singular
antituberculars plural

Morphology

antitubercular = tubercular (semi-transparent) = anti + tubercul + ar

The noun is a substantivized use of the same technical adjective, so the meaning remains only partly inferable.

Etymology

Antitubercular as a noun names a drug that fights tuberculosis, from anti- 'against' plus tubercular, from a word for the 'small lumps' the disease can make. So, an antitubercular is a medicine used to treat or prevent that illness.