tuberculous
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- adjective
- /tjuːˈbɜːrkjələs/
- Specialized
:
tuberculoso
- Case reports have documented rare nasal, nasopharyngeal, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, and spinal tuberculous infections, usually from regions where tuberculosis is endemic.
- tuberculous infection
- tuberculous otitis
- tuberculous lymphadenopathy
Examples
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Patients over 12 years of age almost always have tuberculous lymphadenopathy.
Academic text (1995) -
To increase awareness of this condition, we describe two cases of tuberculous otitis media and review the literature.
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In the next decade, we will likely see increasing numbers of cases of tuberculous infections in the head and neck region.
Academic text (1995) -
After proper diagnosis, the initial management of tuberculous otitis media should be medical.
Academic text (2002) -
With this change came an increasing proportion of extrapulmonary, compared to pulmonary, tuberculous infections.
Academic text (1995) -
We report two cases of tuberculous otitis media that were diagnosed at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York since 1999.
Academic text (2005) -
In the past, some clinicians have emphasized excision as a part of the treatment for tuberculous lymphadenopathy.
Academic text (1995) -
Compounding this problem is the fact that physicians are generally unfamiliar with the typical features of tuberculous otitis media.
Academic text (2002) -
The clinical manifestations of tuberculous otitis media vary greatly, but the most common feature is an aural discharge of insidious onset.
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In many developing countries, the incidence of tuberculous infections has increased significantly over the years.
Synonyms
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Relating to the disease tuberculosis and its effects on the body
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Having an illness of the lungs, especially tuberculosis
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tuberculous comes from the Latin tuberculum, which means 'small lump' or 'swelling', and it is the same root behind tuberculosis and the English word tuber, a swollen root like a potato. The disease often makes small lumps called tubercles in the lungs, so tuberculous describes an illness caused by those lumps.