tubercular
Affected by consumption
Tubercular means relating to or affected by tuberculosis, the infectious lung disease: tubercular patients, a tubercular cough.
It also describes anything characterized by small rounded nodules or swellings (tubercles), whether in anatomy, botany, or pathology.
The word carries associations with the romantic nineteenth-century image of consumptive poets and artists wasting away.
Of the lungs
- mycobacteriumGenus of tuberculosis bacteria
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- phthisisPulmonary wasting disease
- scrofulaTuberculous cervical lymphadenitis
Koch's bacillus · granuloma · cavitary · night sweats · active TB · caseous necrosis · consumption · lung infection
Pale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- gauntLean from deprivation
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- emaciatedAbnormally wasted from hunger
feverish · consumptive · cadaverous · sallow · haggard · sickly · frail · skeletal
Having small rounded bumps
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
- knobbedHaving rounded projections
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
Post-illness healing phase
- isolation wardSealed medical containment area
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mountain retreatHigh-altitude escape destination
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
recuperation · rehabilitation · health resort · nursing home · respite care · Magic Mountain · sanitarium · heliotherapy
pulmonary
Of the lungs
- mycobacteriumGenus of tuberculosis bacteria
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- phthisisPulmonary wasting disease
scrofula · Koch's bacillus · granuloma · cavitary · night sweats · active TB · caseous necrosis · consumption · lung infection · sputum
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
emaciated · feverish · consumptive · cadaverous · sallow · haggard · sickly · frail · skeletal · drawn
nodular
Having small rounded bumps
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
- knobbedHaving rounded projections
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- isolation wardSealed medical containment area
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mountain retreatHigh-altitude escape destination
therapeutic · recuperation · rehabilitation · health resort · nursing home · respite care · Magic Mountain · sanitarium · heliotherapy · bed rest
tubercularhealthy
In good physical condition
well · disease-free · uninfected · sound · robust
- tuberculosis screeningExam for mycobacterial lung disease
- tuberculosis testDiagnostic for lung disease
- tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease