tuberculosis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tuberculosis /tjʊˌbəːkjʊˈləʊsɪs/
▶noun an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.
'tuberculosis' also found in these Oxford entries:
BCG
- caseation
- consumption
- decline
- hectic
- isoniazid
- lupus
- Mantoux test
- mycobacterium
- phthisis
- rifampicin
- scrofula
- streptomycin
- TB
- tubercle
- tubercle bacillus
- tubercular
- tuberculin
- tuberculoid
