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- [too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-]
- /tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ-/
- /tjuːˌbɜː.kjʊˈləʊ.sɪs/
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- [too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-]
- /tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ-/
Definitions of tuberculosis word
- noun tuberculosis an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles. 1
- noun tuberculosis this disease when affecting the lungs; pulmonary phthisis; consumption. 1
- noun tuberculosis any disease caused by a mycobacterium. 1
- noun tuberculosis infectious disease, esp. of lungs 1
- uncountable noun tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used. 0
- noun tuberculosis a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus, most frequently affecting the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis) 0
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Origin of tuberculosis
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < New Latin tūberculōsis; see tubercle, -osis
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Parts of speech for Tuberculosis
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tuberculosis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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