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tuberculeux

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French

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Etymology

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    From tubercule +‎ -eux.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    tuberculeux (feminine tuberculeuse, masculine plural tuberculeux, feminine plural tuberculeuses)

    1. (botany) tubercular
      Synonym: tubéreux
    2. (pathology) tubercular (having tuberculosis)
      Synonyms: phtisique, poitrinaire
      un enfant tuberculeux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
      un sujet tuberculeux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

    Noun

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    tuberculeux m (invariable)

    1. (pathology) tuberculosis patient, tubercular, consumptive (person suffering from tuberculosis)
      Synonyms: phtisique, poitrinaire

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