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Noun: tuberculosis  too,bur-kyu'low-sis or t(y)u,bur-kyu'low-sis [N. Amer], t(y)u,bur-kyu'low-sis [Brit]
  1. Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli, manifested in fever and small lesions
    "The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis";
    - TB, T.B.

Derived forms: tuberculosises

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Tuberculosis, miliary