See Also: astringent(medicine)
astringent(dictionary)
astringent 1, adjective(dictionary)
astringent 2, noun(dictionary)
tuberculoid(medicine)
tuberculoid(dictionary)
Tuberculoid leprosy(medicine)
leprosy, tuberculoid(medicine)
tuberculoid rosacea(medicine)

astringent 2, noun (oh) and tuberculoid (iou)


astringent 2, noun (oh)



2 n [U and C] technical
a liquid used to make your skin less oily or to stop a wound from bleeding

tuberculoid (iou)



tuberculoid adjective. L19.
[from Latin tuberculum TUBERCLE + -OID.]
Zoology & Medicine. = TUBERCULIFORM. L19.
Medicine. Designating one of the two principal forms of leprosy, characterized by a few well-defined lesions similar to those of tuberculosis, often with loss of feeling in the affected areas. M20.