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noun
An infectious disease producing lesions especially of the lungs.
No longer in scientific use: consumption (no longer in scientific use), phthisis (no longer in scientific use), tuberculosis, white plague. See health
Relating to or afflicted with tuberculosis.
No longer in scientific use: consumptive (no longer in scientific use), phthisical (no longer in scientific use), tubercular, tuberculate, tuberculous. See health
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