tuberculosis : Idioms & Phrases


miliary tuberculosis

  • noun acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)
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mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • noun cause of tuberculosis
    tubercle bacillus.
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pulmonary tuberculosis

  • noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
    white plague; phthisis; consumption; wasting disease.
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