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tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
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pseudotuberculosis
an acute, sometimes fatal disease of rodents, birds, and other animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Yersinia (Pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules resembling those that result from tuberculosis. -
ethionamide
an antibiotic used in treating tuberculosis -
grape
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made. -
miliary tuberculosis
tuberculosis in which the bacilli are spread by the blood from one point of infection, producing small tubercles in other parts of the body. -
pulmonary tuberculosis
tuberculosis of the lungs. -
tubercle bacillus
the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis.