word
Tuberculosis
Tuh-bur-kyuh-LOH-sihs
/tʌˌbɜːrkjʌˈloʊsɪs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
tuberculosis
Dictionary meaning
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.
Examples
- Tuberculosis is much more preventable in the modern era.
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