Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used.
Synonyms: TB, consumption [literary] More Synonyms of tuberculosis
tuberculosis in British English
(tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs)
noun
a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus, most frequently affecting the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis)
Also called: consumption, phthisis. Abbreviation: TB
Word origin
C19: from New Latin; see tubercle, -osis
tuberculosis in American English
(tʊˌbɜrkjəˈloʊsɪs; təˌbɜrkjəˈloʊsɪs)
noun
an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary phthisis
Word origin
ModL: see tubercle & -osis
Examples of 'tuberculosis' in a sentence
tuberculosis
Or you might catch tuberculosis from a badger.
The Sun (2008)
The hospital has three wards normally devoted to diseases such as tuberculosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a filthy habit that spreads diseases such as tuberculosis.
The Sun (2012)
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In other languages
tuberculosis
British English: tuberculosis /tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs/ NOUN
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a serious infectious disease that affects the lungs.
American English: tuberculosis
Arabic: سُلّ
Brazilian Portuguese: tuberculose
Chinese: 肺结核
Croatian: tuberkuloza
Czech: tuberkolóza
Danish: tuberkulose
Dutch: tuberculose
European Spanish: tuberculosis
Finnish: tuberkuloosi
French: tuberculose
German: Tuberkulose
Greek: φυματίωση
Italian: tubercolosi
Japanese: 結核
Korean: 결핵
Norwegian: tuberkulose
Polish: gruźlica
European Portuguese: tuberculose
Romanian: tuberculoză
Russian: туберкулез
Latin American Spanish: tuberculosis
Swedish: tuberkulos
Thai: วัณโรค
Turkish: tüberküloz
Ukrainian: туберкульоз
Vietnamese: bệnh lao
Chinese translation of 'tuberculosis'
tuberculosis
(tjubəːkjuˈləusɪs)
n(u)
肺结(結)核 (fèijiéhé)
TB
n abbr
(= tuberculosis) 肺结(結)核 (fèijiéhé)
(noun)
Definition
an infectious disease characterized by the formation of tubercles, esp. in the lungs
She spent two years in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis.
Synonyms
TB
consumption (literary)
an opera about a poet dying of consumption in a garret
Additional synonyms
in the sense of consumption
Definition
tuberculosis of the lungs
an opera about a poet dying of consumption in a garret