Tuberculosis
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.
Equivalents
55 more languages
Azərbaycan dilivərəm
Българскитуберкулоза
བོད་སྐད།གློ་ནད
Catalàtuberculosi
Dansktuberkulose
Ελληνικάφυματίωση
Esperantotuberkulozo
فارسیسل
Gàidhligcaitheamh
Galegotuberculose
עבריתשחפת
Magyartuberkulózis
Íslenskaberklar
Italianotubercolosi
日本語結核
Қазақ тілітуберкулёз
ភាសាខ្មែររបេង
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಷಯ
한국어결핵
Kurdîtuberkuloz
Македонскитуберкулоза
മലയാളംക്ഷയം
नेपालीक्षयरोग
Portuguêstuberculose
Românătuberculoză
Ikinyarwandaigituntu
Sesotholefuba
Kiswahilikifua kikuu
తెలుగుక్షయ
ไทยวัณโรค
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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