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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestubercolosi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tu-ber-ko-lo-zi
"La tubercolosi è una malattia infettiva."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A highly infectious bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body.
"The doctor diagnosed her with tuberculosis after reviewing her symptoms and chest X-ray." - 2
A disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by the formation of tubercles in the tissues.
"In many developing countries, tuberculosis remains a significant public health challenge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tuberculum', meaning a small swelling or lump, combined with the Greek suffix '-osis', denoting a diseased condition. The term emerged in the 19th century following the identification of tubercles as the characteristic pathological lesion of the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tuberculosis" is said worldwide
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tuberculose
Transliteration: ty-ber-kü-loz
"La tuberculose est une maladie infectieuse grave."
Tuberkulose
Transliteration: tu-ber-ku-lo-ze
"Die Tuberkulose ist eine ansteckende Krankheit."
tubercolosi
Transliteration: tu-ber-ko-lo-zi
"La tubercolosi è una malattia infettiva."
tuberculosis
Transliteration: tu-ber-cu-lo-sis
"La tuberculosis es una enfermedad contagiosa."
tuberculose
Transliteration: tu-ber-ku-lo-ze
"A tuberculose é uma doença infecciosa."
तपेदिक
Transliteration: tapedik
"तपेदिक एक संक्रामक बीमारी है।"
结核病
Transliteration: jié hé bìng
"结核病是一种传染病。"
결핵
Transliteration: gyeolhaek
"결핵은 전염병입니다."
結核
Transliteration: kekkaku
"結核は感染症です。"
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