Definisjon av tuberculosis

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Noun

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)
TB, T.B.
infectious disease a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
pott's disease TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
miliary tuberculosis acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)
phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague, consumption involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
king's evil, scrofula, struma a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
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Substantiv

tuberculosis - An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium 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.

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  • Tuberculosis or TB (short for tubercles bacillus) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit.

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  • tuberculosis
    An infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • tuberculosis
    A common and deadly infectious disease that is caused by mycobacteria, primarily Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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  • Entall: tuberculosis
  • Flertall: tuberculoses

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