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Etymology
Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber, lump) + -osis (diseased condition).
Noun
tuberculosis (plural tuberculoses)
- pathology An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of Mycobacterium mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain. Transmission is through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
Synonyms
phthisic
Translations
trans-top|infectious disease
Bulgarian: t|bg|��бе�к�лоза|f|sc=Cyrl
Czech: t-|cs|tuberkulóza|f
Dutch: t+|nl|tuberculose
Finnish: t|fi|tuberkuloosi
French: t+|fr|tuberculose|f
German: t|de|Tuberkulose|f
Hungarian: t|hu|aszály
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Italian: t+|it|tubercolosi|f
Japanese: çµ�æ ¸ (kekkaku)
Polish: t|pl|gruźlica|f
Russian: ��бе�к�л�з (tub'erkul'óz) m, �а�о�ка (�a�ótka) f
Serbian: t|sr|grudobolja
Slovene: t+|sl|jetika|f, t+|sl|tuberkuloza|f
Swedish: t|sv|tuberculos
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Derived terms
pulmonary tuberculosis
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