plural of tuba (in certain senses)

An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis.

Having tubercles. / Tubercular.

Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers / Relating to tuberosities

Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis. / Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients. / Tuberculate.

(dated) A person who has tuberculosis.

past participle of go down the tube

(medicine, neonatal medicine) A multi-lumen orogastric tube that functions as a sump tube with one lumen providing suction and the other providing irrigation or venting. It is safer than conventional suction because it reduces the risk of adherence to the gastric lining and subsequent damage.

(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.