tuˈbercule noun

A tubercle

tuberˈculin noun

A preparation from a culture of tubercle bacillus used for testing for tuberculosis

tuberculīzāˈtion or tuberculīsāˈtion noun

tuberˈculize or tuberˈculise transitive verb

To infect with tuberculosis

tuberculoˈma noun

A slow-growing, circumscribed tuberculous lesion

tuberˈculose or tuberˈculosed adjective

1. Tuberculous
2. Tuberculated

tuberculōˈsis noun

Consumption or phthisis, a disease caused by the tubercle bacillus (Bacillus tuberculosis), characterized by development of tubercles

tuberˈculous adjective

1. Of or affected by tuberculosis
2. Tuberculated (now rare)

tuberˈculum noun

A tubercle

tubercle bacillus see tuberculosis above.

tuberˈculin-tested adjective

Applied to milk from cows that have been tested for and certified free from tuberculous infection