tuberculosis

Definition

• n. infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

Word forms

Plural

tuberculoses

Example sentences

1. n.

   Many people are still affected by tuberculosis, especially in developing countries.

2. n.

   The patient was diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis, which is a severe form of the disease.