tuberculosis
🇺🇸
/tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈləʊsɪs/
🇬🇧
/tjuːˌbɜːkjuˈləʊsɪs/
noun
R
A contagious disease that mainly affects the lungs and is caused by bacteria.
Many people in the past died from tuberculosis before effective treatments were found.
translation
A contagious disease that mainly affects the lungs and is caused by bacteria.
Word Forms
Plural
tuberculoses