tuberculosis
noun/tjuːˌbɜːkjuˈləʊsɪs/
/tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈləʊsɪs/
[uncountable] (abbreviation TB)
- a serious disease, caused by bacteria, in which swellings appear on the lungs and other parts of the bodyTopics Health problemsc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber ‘hump, swelling’) + -osis.
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