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Tuberculosis

Noun CEFR C1
tʃuːˌbɜː(ɹ)kjʊˈləʊsɪs

Definitions

An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan dilivərəm
Българскитуберкулоза
བོད་སྐད།གློ་ནད
Ελληνικάφυματίωση
Esperantotuberkulozo
فارسیسل
Gàidhligcaitheamh
עבריתשחפת
Bahasa Indonesiateringtuberkulosis
Íslenskaberklar
Italianotubercolosi
日本語結核
Қазақ тілітуберкулёз
ភាសាខ្មែររបេង
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಷಯ
한국어결핵
Македонскитуберкулоза
മലയാളംക്ഷയം
नेपालीक्षयरोग
Portuguêstuberculose
Românătuberculoză
Ikinyarwandaigituntu
Slovenščinajetikatuberkuloza
Sesotholefuba
Kiswahilikifua kikuu
తెలుగుక్షయ
Українськатуберкульоз
Tiếng Việtlao

Examples

With smallpox gone, tuberculosis is today the deadliest infectious disease on the planet.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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