CONSUMPTIVE

• (noun) a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

  synonyms : lunger , tubercular

• (adj.) tending to consume or use often wastefully

  "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses", "duties consumptive of time and energy", "consumptive fires"

• (adj.) afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis

  "a consumptive patient", "a consumptive cough"

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