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tuberculoid

tuberculoid

9.9
Having small hard lumps or skin patches like those seen in certain infections
  • adjective
  • /ˌtjuːˈbɜːrkjʊlɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tuberculoide
  • Doctors diagnosed the disease as tuberculoid leprosy based on the appearance of the skin patches.

Examples

  • The patient exhibited several tuberculoid lesions on her forearm.

  • Biopsy confirmed a tuberculoid pattern of inflammation in the tissue sample.

  • The doctor noted the tuberculoid lesions on the patient's skin.

  • Is this tuberculoid condition contagious?

  • Biopsy confirmed a tuberculoid pattern of inflammation in the tissue sample.

  • The patient exhibited several tuberculoid lesions on her forearm.

  • Doctors diagnosed the disease as tuberculoid leprosy based on the appearance of the skin patches.

Compounds

tuberculoid leprosy
  • Specialized
9.9

A skin disease with small hard bumps and nerve damage causing numb areas

Surface Forms

tuberculoid positive

Morphology

tuberculoid = tubercle + tuberculosis (semi-transparent) = tuberculo + oid

The word is formed by a combining form related to 'tubercle' plus the suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling', but the combining form and '-oid' are technical and may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Tuberculoid comes from tubercle, a word for a 'small lump' or swelling, and the ending -oid, which means 'like'. So, tuberculoid describes patches or lesions that look like the small lumps seen in tuberculosis.