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Tuberculosis is an infection in which nodules grow on the tissues of the body.

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An example of tuberculosis is a growing of nodules on the lungs.

See tuberculosis in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary phthisis

Origin: ModL: see tubercle & -osis

See tuberculosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. TB

An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection.
Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tūberculum, tubercle; see tubercle

Origin: + -osis

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