About The Word Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis
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What's The Definition Of Tuberculosis?
[n] 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)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tuberculosis: T.B. | TB Related Terms | Find terms related to Tuberculosis: See Also | consumption | infectious disease | king's evil | lupus vulgaris | miliary tuberculosis | phthisis | Pott's disease | pulmonary tuberculosis | scrofula | struma | wasting disease | white plague Tuberculosis In Webster's Dictionary \Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Tubercle}.] (Med.)
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.
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