Definitions for tuberculosistʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tu•ber•cu•lo•sistʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ-(n.)
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.
Category: Pathology
this disease when affecting the lungs.
Category: Pathology
Ref: Abbr.: TB 1
Origin of tuberculosis:
1855–60; < NL; see tubercle , -osis
Princeton's WordNet
tuberculosis, TB, T.B.(noun)
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)
Wiktionary
tuberculosis(Noun)
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
Webster Dictionary
Tuberculosis(noun)
a constitutional disease characterized by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary consumption
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Tuberculosis
Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM.
Translations for tuberculosis
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tuberkuloseAfrikaans
- مَرَض السِّلArabic
- туберкулозаBulgarian
- tuberculosePortuguese (BR)
- tuberkulózaCzech
- die TuberkuloseGerman
- tuberkuloseDanish
- φυματίωσηGreek
- tuberculosisSpanish
- tiisikusEstonian
- سلFarsi
- tuberkuloosiFinnish
- tuberculoseFrench
- שַחֶפֶתHebrew
- क्षयरोगHindi
- tuberkuloza, sušicaCroatian
- tuberkolózisHungarian
- penyakit paruIndonesian
- berklarIcelandic
- tubercolosiItalian
- 結核Japanese
- 결핵Korean
- tuberkuliozė, džiovaLithuanian
- tuberkulozeLatvian
- batuk keringMalay
- tuberculoseDutch
- tuberkuloseNorwegian
- gruźlicaPolish
- سلPersian
- نری رنځPashto
- tuberculosePortuguese
- tuberculozăRomanian
- туберкулёзRussian
- tuberkulózaSlovak
- tuberkulozaSlovenian
- tuberkulozaSerbian
- tuberkulosSwedish
- วัณโรคThai
- verem, tüberkülozTurkish
- 肺結核(TB)Chinese (Trad.)
- туберкульозUkrainian
- ٹي بي، دق، سلUrdu
- bệnh laoVietnamese
- 肺结核（TB）Chinese (Simp.)
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