consumptive

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

consumptive (comparative more consumptive, superlative most consumptive)

  1. Having a tendency to consume.
  2. Of, or relating to consumption.
  3. (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
    consumptive cough

[edit] Translations

having a tendency to consume
of, or relating to consumption
relating to pulmonary tuberculosis

[edit] Noun

consumptive (plural consumptives)

  1. A person suffering of pulmonary tuberculosis.

[edit] Translations

person with pulmonary tuberculosis
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