- tuberculoid
- tu·ber·cu·loid
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tuberculoid
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tuberculoid — TUBERCULOÍD, Ă adj. (med.) În formă de tubercul. [pron. lo id. / < fr. tuberculoïde]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN TUBERCULOÍD, Ă adj. (despre bacili) în formă de tuberculi, în afara celor ai tuberculozei şi ai leprei. (< … Dicționar Român
Tuberculoid — Tu*ber cu*loid, a. [Tuberculum + oid.] (Med.) Resembling a tubercle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuberculoid — [too bʉr′kyə loid΄, təbʉr′kyə loid΄] adj. resembling a tubercle or tuberculosis … English World dictionary
tuberculoid — adjective resembling tuberculosis tuberculoid lesions tuberculoid leprosy • Pertains to noun: ↑tuberculosis … Useful english dictionary
tuberculoid — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1923 resembling tuberculosis especially in the presence of tubercles < tuberculoid leprosy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
tuberculoid — Resembling tuberculosis or a tubercle. [tuberculo + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * tu·ber·cu·loid t(y)u̇ bər kyə .lȯid adj 1) resembling tuberculosis and esp. the tubercles characteristic of it 2) of, relating to, characterized by, or affected… … Medical dictionary
tuberculoid leprosy — n the one of the two major forms of leprosy that is characterized by the presence of few or no Hansen s bacilli in the lesions, by the loss of sensation in affected areas of the skin, and by a positive skin reaction to lepromin and that is usu.… … Medical dictionary
tuberculoid — (neural) leprosy (too ber ku loid) A mild, nonprogressive form of leprosy that is associated with delayed type hypersensitivity to antigens on the surface of Mycobacterium leprae. It is characterized by early nerve damage and regions of the skin… … Dictionary of microbiology
tuberculoid — /too berr kyeuh loyd , tyoo /, adj. 1. resembling a tubercle. 2. resembling tuberculosis. [1890 95; < L tubercul(um) TUBERCLE or TUBERCUL(OSIS) + OID] * * * … Universalium
tuberculoid — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tubercule b) Of or pertaining to tuberculosis … Wiktionary
tuberculoid — adj. resembling a nodule; resembling tuberculosis … English contemporary dictionary
