infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
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t.b.::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tb, tuberculosis |
| Type of | infectious disease |
| Has types | king's evil, lupus vulgaris, miliary tuberculosis, phthisis, pott's disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, scrofula, struma, wasting disease, consumption, white plague |
Examples of t.b.
t.b.
Mandela has written in his memoirs that the bout of TB did not damage his lungs.
From the chron.com
This failure results from a poor understanding of the mechanism of TB tolerance.
From the sciencedaily.com
The cause of TB is a slow-growing bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Health Department's TB Clinic offers TB screening, evaluation and treatment.
From the dailyherald.com
For all those hoping for Gus and TB to get it wrong, you can all sit and swivel.
From the theargus.co.uk
Free shooting as a method of controlling bovine TB has not been tested anywhere.
From the guardian.co.uk
This reservoir of TB has now spread to wild deer and, as we all know, to cattle.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
That number accounts for about 5 percent of the 9 million new TB cases annually.
From the signonsandiego.com
That's when the World Health Organization declared TB a public health emergency.
From the edition.cnn.com
