tuberculosis
[noun]
Synonyms: consumption, phthisis, TB, white plague

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tu‧ber‧cu‧lo‧sis /tjuːˌbɜːkjəˈləʊsəs, tjuːˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsəs $ tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈloʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: tuberculum 'small lump' (from tuber; ⇒ tuber) + English -osis]
a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of your body, especially your lungs Synonym : TB
—tubercular /tjuːˈbɜːkjələ, tjuːˈbɜːkjʊlə $ tuːˈbɜːrkjələr/ adjective

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