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Definition of: consumptive
(kən·sump′tiv) adjective
1. Tending to, causing, or designed for consumption.
2. Connected with or affected by pulmonary tuberculosis.
—noun A person affected with pulmonary tuberculosis.
—con·sump′tive·ly adverb
—con·sump′tive·ness noun
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