tuberculosis

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber (“lump”)) +‎ -osis (“diseased condition”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

tuberculosis (countable and uncountable, plural tuberculoses)

1. (pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

See also

• Burkholderia gladioli

Noun

tuberculosis f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) tuberculosis (infectious disease)

Adjective

tūberculōsīs

1. dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus
2. dative feminine plural of tūberculōsus
3. dative neuter plural of tūberculōsus
4. ablative masculine plural of tūberculōsus
5. ablative neuter plural of tūberculōsus
6. ablative feminine plural of tūberculōsus

Noun

tuberculosis f (plural tuberculosis)

1. tuberculosis