(ăn″tĭ-too-bĕrk′ū-lĕr, -tū)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. anti-, against, + L. tuberculum, a little swelling]
1. Preventing or treating tuberculosis.
2. Any agent used to prevent or treat tuberculosis.
SYN: antituberculotic
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