Consumptive
71con·sump·tive — /kənˈsʌmptıv/ noun, pl tives [count] old fashioned : a person who has tuberculosis a hospital for consumptives consumptive adj consumptive patients …
72CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, medical center under Jewish auspices. Initially conceived as a haven for those stricken with tuberculosis (TB), City of Hope began when volunteers pitched two tents in 1914. By 2004, City of Hope had reached… …
73Bacillus tuberculosis — Tubercle Tu ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone;… …
74Caseous — Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of… …
75Caseous degeneration — Caseous Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the… …
76Consumptiveness — Con*sump tive*ness, n. A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption. [1913 Webster] …
77Koch's bacillus — Tubercle Tu ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone;… …
78lunger — (l[u^]ng [ e]r), n. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis. [informal] Syn: consumptive. [WordNet 1.5] …
79Mycobacterium tuberculosis — Tubercle Tu ber*cle, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone;… …
80Phthisical — Phthis ic*al, a. [L. phthisicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. phthisique. See {Phthisis}.] Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive. [1913 Webster] …
