tuberculosis
Meaning of tuberculosis
noun
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
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CatalanHyphenation of tuberculosis
tu-ber-cu-lo-sis
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- tuberculosis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
tuberculosis synonyms
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Translation of tuberculosis
- Spanish: tuberculosis, tisis
- Portuguese: tuberculose
- Italian: tubercolosi, tisi
- German: Tuberkulose, Schwindsucht
- French: tuberculose, phtisie
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