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tuberculosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuberculosis \Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Tubercle}.] (Med.) A constitutional disease characterized by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary consumption. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tuberculosis n : infection by the tubercle bacillus manifesting itself in lesions of various parts of the body (especially the lungs and bones) [syn: {TB}, {T.B.}]
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