Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or affected with, a tuberculosis. Tuberculose \Tu*ber"cu*lose`\, Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.
tuberculous adj : constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: {tubercular}]