tuberculosis

tu·ber·cu·lo·sis  (t-bûrky-lss, 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.

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[Latin tberculum, tubercle; see tubercle + -osis.]

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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]

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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

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) T.B., TB 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

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tuberculosis

noun TB, consumption (literary) She spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis.

Translations

tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs] N → tuberculosis f, tisis f

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tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜː^rkjʊˈləʊsɪs] n → tuberculose f
tube station n (British) → station f de métro
tube top n (US) → bustier m
tube train n → rame f de métro

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tuberculosis

n → Tuberkulose f

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tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs] n → tubercolosi f

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tuberculosis [tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs] n → tubercolosi f

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tuberculosis

n tuberculosis [tjubəːkjuˈləusis]

(often abbreviated toTBtiːˈbiː) an infectious disease usually affecting the lungs He suffers from / has tuberculosis. tuberkulose مَرَض السِّل туберкулоза tuberkulóza tuberkulose die Tuberkulose φυματίωση tuberculosis tiisikus سل tuberkuloosi tuberculose שַחֶפֶת क्षयरोग tuberkuloza, sušica tuberkolózis penyakit paru berklar tubercolosi 結核 결핵 tuberkuliozė, džiova tuberkuloze batuk kering tuberculose tuberkulose gruźlica tuberculose tuberculoză туберкулёз tuberkulóza tuberkuloza tuberkuloza tuberkulos วัณโรค verem, tüberküloz 肺結核(TB) туберкульоз ٹي بي، دق، سل bệnh lao 肺结核（TB）

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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