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tuberculosis

noun
🔊/tjuːˌbɜːkjuˈləʊsɪs/
🔊/tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈləʊsɪs/
 [uncountable]
(abbreviation TB)
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  1. a serious disease, caused by bacteria, in which swellings appear on the lungs and other parts of the body结核病Topics Illnessc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber ‘hump, swelling’) + -osis.