consumptive vs tubercular

consumptive and tubercular both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consumptive	Yes	Yes	No	No
tubercular	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, consumptive and tubercular are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of consumptive include lunger.

consumptive (noun)	tubercular (noun)
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis	a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

consumptive (adjective)	tubercular (adjective)
tending to consume or use often wastefully	relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis	pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle
	characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles
	constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus