Megan, R.N., wrote:

"Mary, 
I think the word you are looking for is:tubercular( too-bur-que-ler) refers
to a person who is in the active stages of tuberculosis(contagious), or the
tubercular lesion itself present in the lung tissue." 
Yes, that's the word!  But interestingly, I've never heard in mangled in
quite the way I suggest, although that would be perfectly logical if we are
going to have "nucular" power plants. 
I guess there's always hope! ;-).
Mary P.

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