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Tuberculosis

🔄 Synonyms of "Tuberculosis"

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Word	Definition
tbnoun	(pathology) Tuberculosis.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tuberculosis"

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Word	Definition
tbnoun	(pathology) Tuberculosis.
tuberculous	Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
tuberculinnoun	An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
pneumonianoun	Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
bacillusnoun	Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
pulmonary	(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
lungnoun	(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
diseasenoun	(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
nodulenoun	(medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
tbcnoun	(broadcasting) Initialism of timebase correction.
white plaguenoun	(medicine) Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.
consumptionnoun	The act of eating, drinking or using.
phthisisnoun	(archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
phthisis pulmonalis	—
scrofulanoun	(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
pott's diseasenoun	A presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints.
koch's disease	—
miliary tuberculosisnoun	(pathology) A form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1-5 mm).
tuberculous meningitis	Tuberculous meningitis, also known as TB meningitis or tubercular meningitis, is a specific type of bacterial meningitis caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the meninges—the system of membranes which envelop the central nervous system.
extrapulmonary tuberculosis	tuberculosis within a location in the body other than the lungs.