Tuberculosis

/tjˌuːbəkjʊlˈə‍ʊsɪs/

/təˌbɝkjəˈɫoʊsɪs/, /tuˌbɝkjəˈɫoʊsəs/, /tuˌbɝkjuˈɫoʊsəs/

Tuberculosis

a potentially severe bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs and causes swellings to appear on them or other parts of the body

synonyms : T.B.

Examples

1. Lots of people had tuberculosis.

2. One of the deadliest plagues in human history, tuberculosis would ultimately kill 2% of new England's total population.

3. Tuberculosis is.

4. She had tuberculosis.