TUBERCULOID


Meaning of TUBERCULOID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: tu ̇ - ' b ə r-ky ə - ˌ lo ̇ id, tyu ̇ -

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1923

: resembling tuberculosis especially in the presence of tubercles < tuberculoid leprosy>

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