TUBERCULOID

tuberculoid

(adjective) resembling tuberculosis; “tuberculoid lesions”; “tuberculoid leprosy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

tuberculoid (comparative more tuberculoid, superlative most tuberculoid)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tubercule

Of or pertaining to tuberculosis

Source: Wiktionary


Tu*ber"cu*loid, a. [Tuberculum + -oid.] (Med.)

Definition: Resembling a tubercle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SQUARE

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