tuberculosisnoun [ U ]
uk/tʃuːˌbɜː.kjəˈləʊ.sɪs/us/tuːˌbɝː.kjəˈloʊ.sɪs/abbreviation TBa serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person's body, especially their lungs
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hay fever
- hyperventilation
- pharyngitis
- pleurisy
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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tubercular
adjective uk/tʃuːˈbɜː.kjə.lər/us/tuːˈbɝː.kjə.lɚ/
Examples from literature
- More than 100 years ago, people often got sick and died from a bad disease called tuberculosis.
- These are diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria.