tuberculosis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /tjuːˌbɜː(r)kjʊˈləʊsɪs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /tuˌbɚkjʊˈloʊsɪs/

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Noun

Singular tuberculosis

Plural tuberculoses

1. (countable & uncountable) (pathology) Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that infects the lungs where it causes tubercles.