• An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.

  结核病

  The disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or (especially in animals) a related species; Gram-positive acid-fast rods

  Example sentencesExamples

  • Two diseases intrigued her: tuberculosis and leprosy, both of which are caused by mycobacteria.
  • Cervical lymph nodal enlargement is common to both tuberculosis and malignancy.
  • He died of tuberculosis, a disease from which he had suffered for many years.
  • Spinal caries, known as Pott's Disease, is tuberculosis of the spinal column.
  • Crowded housing encouraged the spread of tuberculosis and infectious diseases such as measles.
  • Fixed dose drugs have proved successful in treating malaria and tuberculosis.
  • Malnutrition was rife, as were diseases such as tuberculosis and smallpox.
  • Skeletal tuberculosis is a haematogenous infection and affects almost all bones.
  • A person may have had an infection with tuberculosis without being aware.
  • The majority of the people she sees are suffering from malaria, tuberculosis and skin diseases.
  • All three reactions with early pustule formation indicate concurrent tuberculosis.
  • Malaria and tuberculosis were dealt with in the little dispensary.
  • There are few medicines used to treat diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and polio that have patents on them now.
  • She's diabetic, and only has one lung after contracting tuberculosis at an early age.
  • The children then succumb to diseases like tuberculosis, pneumonia and meningitis.
  • He worked on typhoid fever and tuberculosis a disease he contracted himself.
  • He said nanomachines could eventually be used to cure diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria.
  • Early diagnosis of tuberculosis is an important arm in the control of tuberculosis.
  • This is the first mathematical model to study disease trend of tuberculosis in India.
  • The loss of the plant led to thousands of children dying from malaria, tuberculosis and other treatable diseases.

  Synonyms

  pulmonary tuberculosis, tb, wasting disease, emaciation

The most common form, pulmonary tuberculosis (formerly known as ‘consumption’), is caused by inhalation of the bacteria. It was widespread in 19th-century Europe, and still causes millions of deaths each year in developing countries. The disease can affect other parts of the body, notably the bones and joints and the central nervous system. Its spread is countered by vaccination and by the pasteurization of milk to prevent transmission from cattle. It was once considered incurable, but early X-ray diagnosis permits its arrest by drugs and surgery