tuberculosis
Translation
tuberculosis, TB
Examples
Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.
Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.
She was diagnosed with tuberculosis last year.
She was diagnosed with tuberculosis last year.
Grammar Patterns
to be diagnosed with tuberculosis to be identified by a doctor as having the disease She was diagnosed with tuberculosis last year.
Similar Words
consumption (archaic term)
Etymology
From Latin 'tuberculum' (small swelling) + '-osis' (diseased condition), as the bacteria cause small swellings (tubercles) in the lungs.
Memory Tips
Think of 'tube' + 'bacillus' (a type of bacteria). The disease often affects the bronchial tubes. The abbreviation is TB.