white plague

white plague

n.

Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	white plague - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, consumption T.B., tuberculosis, TB - 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)
	2.	white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) drug addiction narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) alcohol addiction, alcoholism, inebriation, drunkenness - habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms cocaine addiction - an addiction to cocaine heroin addiction - an addiction to heroin caffein addiction - an addiction to caffein nicotine addiction - an addiction to nicotine