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Definition of Consumptive

1. Adjective. Tending to consume or use often wastefully. "Consumptive fires"

2. Noun. A person with pulmonary tuberculosis.

3. Adjective. Afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. "A consumptive cough"

Definition of Consumptive

1. a. Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.

2. n. One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.

Definition of Consumptive

1. Adjective. Having a tendency to consume. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or relating to consumption. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. ¹

4. Noun. A person suffering of pulmonary tuberculosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Consumptive

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Medical Definition of Consumptive

1. Relating to, or suffering from, consumption. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Consumptive

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