Meaning & Definition of Tuberculosis in English
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Tuberculosis
/təbərkjəloʊsɪs/
noun
1. 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)
synonym:
- tuberculosis,
- TB,
- T.B.
Examples of using
She died of tuberculosis.
Tom died from tuberculosis.
These days few people suffer from tuberculosis.