[f. L. tūbercul-um TUBERCLE + -ATION.]
1. Nat. Hist. Formation of tubercles; concr. a growth or set of tubercles.
18356. Todds Cycl. Anat., I. 778/1. Branchiac covered with a multitude of small tuberculations.
1880. Huxley, Crayfish, vi. 294. The tuberculation of the carapace and limbs.
2. Path. Formation of tubercles as a symptom of disease; tubercular or tuberculous affection.
1861. T. J. Graham, Pract. Med., 300. A confirmatory sign of tuberculation of the lungs.
1899. Allbutts Syst. Med., VIII. 795. The erythematous lupus may be distinguished from lupus vulgaris by the absence of tuberculation.