Definition of Tuberculosis 1. 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) Noun Synonyms for word "tuberculosis" Semanticaly linked words with "tuberculosis" Hyponims for word "tuberculosis" Lexical Analysis for "tuberculosis" tubercular relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles tubercularAdjective Satellite
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constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus etymology antituberculosis etymology nontuberculosis etymology pseudotuberculosis etymologically related Mtb is derived from MDR-TB is derived from XDR-TB is derived from miliary tuberculosis is derived from pulmonary tuberculosis is derived from tuberculoses