tu·ber·cu·lo·sis (t -bûr ky -l  s s, ty-)n. Abbr. TB 1. An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection. 2. Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain. [Latin t  berculum, tubercle; see tubercle + -osis.] |
tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus, most frequently affecting the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis) Also called consumption phthisis Abbreviation TB
[from New Latin; see tubercle, -osis]
tu•ber•cu•lo•sis (tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ-)
n.
1. an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
2. this disease when affecting the lungs.
Abbr.: TB | tuberculosis (t-bûrky-lss) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is transmitted through inhalation and is characterized by cough, fever, shortness of breath, weight loss, and the appearance of inflammatory substances and tubercles in the lungs. Tuberculosis is highly contagious and can spread to other parts of the body, especially in people with weakened immune systems. Although the incidence of the disease has declined since the introduction of antibiotic treatment in the 1950's, it is still a major public-health problem throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa. |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tuberculosis - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact Pott's disease - TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine miliary tuberculosis - acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream) phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague, consumption - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body king's evil, scrofula, struma - a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars |
tuberculosis
noun TB, consumption (literary) She spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis.
Translations
tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜːrkjʊˈləʊsɪs] n → tuberculose f
tube station n (British) → station f de métro
tube top n (US) → bustier m
tube train n → rame f de métro
tube station n (British) → station f de métro
tube top n (US) → bustier m
tube train n → rame f de métro
tuberculosis
n → Tuberkulose f
(often abbreviated to TB (tiːˈbiː) ) an infectious disease usually affecting the lungs. He suffers from / has tuberculosis.
tuberculosis → سُلّْ tuberkolóza tuberkulose Tuberkulose φυματίωση tuberculosis tuberkuloosi tuberculose tuberkuloza tubercolosi 結核 결핵 tuberculose tuberkulose gruźlica tuberculose туберкулез tuberkulos วัณโรค tüberküloz bệnh lao 肺结核
tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
n. tuberculosis, infección bacteriana aguda o crónica causada por el germen Mycobacterium tuberculosis que gen. afecta los pulmones pero que también puede afectar otros órganos; meningeal ___ → ___ meníngea; pulmonary ___ → ___ pulmonar; spinal ___ → ___ espinal; ___ in childhood → ___ infantil; urogenital ___ → ___ urogenital.
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