- tuberculosis
n. to contract, develop tuberculosis
* * *develop tuberculosisto contract
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tuberculosis — [too bʉr΄kyə lō′sis, təbʉr΄kyə lō′sis] n. [ModL: see TUBERCLE & OSIS] an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs;… … English World dictionary
Tuberculōsis — (lat.), Tuberkelkrankheit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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tuberculosis — (n.) 1860, from Modern Latin, from L. tuberculum small swelling, pimple, dim. of tuber lump (see TUBER (Cf. tuber)) + OSIS (Cf. osis), a suffix of Greek origin. So called in reference to the tubercules which form in the lungs. Originally in… … Etymology dictionary
tuberculosis — ► NOUN ▪ an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of tubercles in the tissues, especially the lungs … English terms dictionary
tuberculosis — /too berr kyeuh loh sis, tyoo /, n. Pathol. 1. an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles. 2. this disease when affecting… … Universalium
