[tu.ber.cu.lar] adj (1799) 1 a: of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis: tuberculous b: caused by the tubercle bacillus "~ meningitis"
2: characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles "~ leprosy"
3: relating to, resembling, or constituting a tubercle: tuberculated
[2]tubercular n (1925): a person with tuberculosis