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Noun
Definition: A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
Adjective
consumptive
Definition: tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
consumptive
Definition: afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
Definition: Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.