Tubercular : of, relating to, or affected with tuberculosis
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubercular
Used in “The Shawl” by Louise Erdrich in the fifth paragraph.
His father’s chest was broad and, although he already spat the tubercular blood that would write the end of his story, he was still a strong man.
This is referring to the fact that his father suffered from tuberculosis , which a disease that affects the lungs.
