Medical Dictionary

tuberculostatic

adjective tu·ber·cu·lo·stat·ic \ t(y)u̇-ˌbər-kyə-lō-ˈstat-ik \

: inhibiting the growth of the tubercle bacillus

noun

: a tuberculostatic agent

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