tuberculosis


Definition: Meaning of, tuberculosis in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tjʊˌbəːkjʊˈləʊsɪs /

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  1. a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of your body, especially your lungs [=  TB]
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tuberculosis used in phrases

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (noun)
    1. cause of tuberculosis
  • miliary tuberculosis (noun)
    1. presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body
  • pulmonary tuberculosis (noun)
    1. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
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