tuberculosis
11tuberculosis — /too berr kyeuh loh sis, tyoo /, n. Pathol. 1. an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles. 2. this disease when affecting… …
12Tuberculosis — A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tubercles (tiny lumps) are a characteristic finding. Diagnosis may be made by skin test, which if positive should will be followed by a chest X ray to… …
13Tuberculosis — ► sustantivo femenino 1 MEDICINA Enfermedad infectocontagiosa producida por el bacilo de Koch que se caracteriza por la formación de nódulos en diversos órganos como los pulmones, riñones o meninges. IRREG. plural tuberculosis SINÓNIMO tisis… …
14tuberculosis — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, TB, acute articular rheumatism, aerogenic tuberculosis, ague, alkali disease, ambulatory plague, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax,… …
15tuberculosis — TB; n. an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (first identified by Koch in 1882) and characterized by the formation of nodular lesions (tubercles) in the tissues. In pulmonary tuberculosis formerly known as… …
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17tuberculosis — TB. A disease caused by a specific type of bacteria that spreads from one person to another through the air. Tuberculosis can affect many parts of the body, but most often affects the lungs. A person may not have symptoms of tuberculosis for… …
18tuberculosis — n. to contract, develop tuberculosis * * * develop tuberculosis to contract …
19tuberculosis — (f) (Intermedio) enfermedad de los pulmones, cuyos síntomas son el dolor en el pecho y la tos fuerte cuando el enfermo escupe también sangre Ejemplos: Antes la gente moría por tuberculosis, ahora tenemos la vacuna contra ella. El bacilo de Koch… …
20tuberculosis — n. an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by tubercles, esp. in the lungs (see also pulmonary tuberculosis) …
