tuberculoid

adjective tu·ber·cu·loid \tu̇-ˈbər-kyə-ˌlȯid, tyu̇-\

Definition of TUBERCULOID

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

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

adjective tu·ber·cu·loid \t(y)u̇-ˈbər-kyə-ˌlȯid\

: resembling tuberculosis and especially the tubercles characteristic of it

: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with tuberculoid leprosy

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