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Meaning of Tuberculosis | Babel Free

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

العربية السلّ سحاف سل
Azərbaycanca vərəm
Български туберкулоза
བོད་སྐད གློ་ནད
Bosanski jektika šićija tuberkuloza јектика туберкулоза шићија
Català tuberculosi
Čeština souchotiny tuberkulóza úbytě
Cymraeg diciâu twbercwlosis
Dansk tuberkulose
Deutsch Schwindsucht Tuberkulose
Ελληνικά φυματίωση
Esperanto tuberkulozo
Español tuberculosis
فارسی سل
Suomi hivutustauti keuhkotuberkuloosi tuberkuloosi
Français tuberculose
Gaeilge an eitinn créachta
Galego tuberculose
ગુજરાતી ક્ષય ક્ષયરોગ ઘાસણી યક્ષ્મા
עברית שחפת
हिन्दी काली खाँसी क्षयरोग तपेदिक़ दिक़ यक्ष्मा
Hrvatski jektika šićija tuberkuloza јектика туберкулоза шићија
Magyar tuberkulózis
Հայերեն թոքախտ պալարախտ տուբերկուլյոզ
Bahasa Indonesia tering tuberkulosis
Íslenska berklar
Italiano tubercolosi
日本語 結核
Қазақша туберкулёз
ខ្មែរ របេង
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕ್ಷಯ
한국어 결핵
Kurdî tuberkuloz
Latina phthisis tuberculosis
Македонски туберкулоза
മലയാളം ക്ഷയം
Bahasa Melayu batuk kering tuberkulosis
नेपाली क्षयरोग
Nederlands tbc tering tuberculose
Polski gruźlica gruźliczy konsumpcja suchota suchoty tuberkuloza
Português tuberculose
Română tuberculoză
Русский туберкулёз чахо́тка
Slovenščina jetika tuberkuloza
Shqip ndishk tuberkuloz
Српски jektika šićija tuberkuloza јектика туберкулоза шићија
Svenska lungsot tuberkulos
Kiswahili kifua kikuu
தமிழ் என்புருக்கி எலும்புருக்கி காச நோய் காசம்
తెలుగు క్షయ
ไทย วัณโรค
Tagalog pagkatuyo sigam tuberkulosis tuyo
Türkçe ince hastalık tüberküloz verem
Українська туберкульоз
Tiếng Việt lao

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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See also

tuberculostatic tuberculostearic acid tuberculotherapy tuberculotic Tuberculous tuberculous dactylitis

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