The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tubercularize \Tu*ber"cu*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized;
   p. pr. & vb. n. i-zing.] [Tubercular + -ize.] (Med.)
   To infect with tuberculosis. -- Tu*ber`cu*lar*i*za"tion, n.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tuberculate