Tuberculostatic
tuberculostatic tu·ber·cu·lo·stat·ic (tu-bûr’kyə-lō-stāt’ĭk, tyu-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being an agent that inhibits the growth of tubercle bacilli.
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noun, plural tubercula [too-bur-kyuh-luh, tyoo-] /tʊˈbɜr kyə lə, tyʊ-/ (Show IPA) 1. a tubercle. tuberculum tu·ber·cu·lum (tu-bûr’kyə-ləm, tyu-) n. pl. tu·ber·cu·la (-lə) See tubercle. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. A slight elevation from the surface of a bone giving attachment to a muscle or ligament.