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TUBERCULOSIS

\tjˌuːbəkjʊlˈə͡ʊsɪs], \tjˌuːbəkjʊlˈə‍ʊsɪs], \t_j_ˌuː_b_ə_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of TUBERCULOSIS

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Location of Bacillus tuberculosis in the body.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

An infectious disease caused by Bacillus tuberculosis, and characterized by formation of tubercle in the tissues.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A disease caused by the presence of the bacilli of tuberculosis in the body tissues. The most common form is the pulmonary. See pulmonary phthisis. The primary anatomical lesion is the tubercle, hence the name.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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