tuberculosis

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tu·ber·cu·losis BrE [tjuːˌbɜːkjuˈləʊsɪs] NAmE [tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈloʊsɪs] noun uncountable (abbr.TB)
a serious infectious disease in which swellings appear on the lungs and other parts of the body
Derived Word: ↑tubercular

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber hump, swelling) + -osis.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  TB, T.B.