I. tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-lər, tyu̇- adjective
Date: 1799
1.
a. : of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis
a tubercular patient
b. : caused by the tubercle bacillus
tubercular meningitis
2. : characterized by lesions that are or resemble tubercles
tubercular leprosy
3. : relating to, resembling, or constituting a tubercle
a tubercular lump
II. noun
Date: 1925
: a person with tuberculosis