1. Home
  2. English
  3. English
  4. tuberculosis

What is "tuberculosis" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 18-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
☞ share facebook ☞ share twitter

What does tuberculosis mean in English? Meaning of tuberculosis definition and abbreviation with examples.

EnglishEnglish
pronunciation pronunciation

What is "tuberculosis" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "tuberculosis": infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

Noun

  • Meaning: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
  • Synonyms: t.b. tb tuberculosis
  • Hyponyms: consumption king's evil lupus vulgaris miliary tuberculosis phthisis pott's disease pulmonary tuberculosis scrofula struma wasting disease white plague
  • Hypernyms: infectious disease

    • Synonyms:

    consumption, phthisis,

    English

    Related Dictionary

    Read more

    English speaking countries and territories

    All Dictionary for you

    Biggest dictionary system for all of languages in the World. English Dictionary Free.
    Wikilanguages.net online dictionary could translate in 80 languages free. Get English dictionary online for mobile and PC.
    © 2026 Copyright by Wikilanguages.net
    Legal Disclaimer - Privacy Statement

    English DictionaryEnglish

    tuberculosis in English: tuberculosis
    🔝