Tuberculosis Definition
to͝o-bûrkyə-lōsĭs, tyo͝o-
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.
Webster's New World
Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- tb
- phthisis
- consumption
- T.B.
- pulmonary phthisis
- lung-disease
- lung trouble
- white plague
- phthisic
Other Word Forms of Tuberculosis
Noun
Singular:
tuberculosis
Plural:
tuberculosesOrigin of Tuberculosis
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From Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber (“lump")) +"Ž -osis (“diseased condition").
From Wiktionary
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Latin tūberculum tubercle tubercle –osis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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