anti-tubercular
adjective
medicalspecialized(alsoantitubercular)uk/ˌæn.ti.tʃuːˈbɜː.kjə.lər/us/ˌæn.taɪ.tuːˈbɝː.kjə.lɚ/used totreatorpreventtuberculosis(= aseriousinfectiousdisease,especiallyaffectingthelungs):
Anti-tuberculardrugsmay need to be taken for aslongas 18months.
- Thedevelopmentof antituberculardrugsradicallytransformedtheprognosisof thedisease.
- She had taken afullcourseof antituberculartreatmentfor ninemonths, just as thedoctorordered.
- Suchcasesrespondwell to anti-tuberculartherapy.
- Theinfantreceivedfour antitubercularantibioticsover 3months.
Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- anti-asthma
- anti-tuberculosis
- anti-tuberculous
- apnoea
- asthmatic
- congested
- emphysema
- halitosis
- hepatopulmonary syndrome
- hyperventilate
- legionnaires' disease
- long Covid
- man flu
- sore throat
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
- ventilate
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Medicines & drugs
Synonyms
anti-tuberculosis
anti-tuberculous