What is another word for tuberculosis?
Pronunciation:
[ tjˌuːbəkjʊlˈə͡ʊsɪs], [ tjˌuːbəkjʊlˈəʊsɪs], [ t_j_ˌuː_b_ə_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]
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Synonyms for Tuberculosis:
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- Pulmonary Phthisis ,
- aids ,
- amoebic dysentery ,
- avian flu ,
- bilharzia ,
- bird flu ,
- black lung ,
- chickenpox ,
- chlamydia ,
- disease ,
- lung trouble ,
- the Black Death .
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- health .
- tb .
Other synonyms:
- Phthisic ,
- phthisis ,
- white plague .
Other relevant words:
- Acute Articular Rheumatism ,
- Breakbone Fever ,
- Chicken pox ,
- Colliquation ,
- Encephalitis Lethargica ,
- Histoplasmosis ,
- Lepra ,
- Loa loa ,
- Loaiasis ,
- Miliary Tuberculosis ,
- Scrofuloderma ,
- Septicemic Plague ,
- Tuberculoses ,
- Tuberculous Meningitis ,
- aerogenic tuberculosis ,
- ague ,
- alkali disease ,
- ambulatory plague ,
- amebiasis ,
- amebic dysentery ,
- anthrax ,
- bacillary dysentery ,
- bacterial disease ,
- black death ,
- black fever ,
- black plague ,
- blackwater fever ,
- brucellosis ,
- bubonic plague ,
- cachectic fever ,
- cholera ,
- consumption ,
- cowpox ,
- dandy fever ,
- decline ,
- deer fly fever ,
- dengue ,
- dengue fever ,
- diphtheria ,
- distress ,
- dumdum fever ,
- dysentery ,
- elephantiasis ,
- enteric fever ,
- epidemic ,
- epiphytotic ,
- epizootic ,
- erysipelas ,
- five-day fever ,
- flu ,
- frambesia ,
- glandular fever ,
- glandular plague ,
- grippe ,
- hepatitis ,
- herpes ,
- herpes simplex ,
- herpes zoster ,
- hookworm ,
- hydrophobia ,
- infantile paralysis ,
- infectious disease ,
- infectious mononucleosis ,
- inflammatory rheumatism ,
- influenza ,
- jail fever ,
- jungle rot ,
- kissing disease ,
- larval plague ,
- leanness ,
- leprosy ,
- leptospirosis ,
- lockjaw ,
- lupus vulgaris ,
- madness ,
- malaria ,
- malarial fever ,
- marsh fever ,
- measles ,
- meningitis ,
- milzbrand ,
- mumps ,
- murrain ,
- ornithosis ,
- osteomyelitis ,
- pandemic ,
- paratyphoid fever ,
- parotitis ,
- parrot fever ,
- pertussis ,
- pest ,
- pesthole ,
- pestilence ,
- plague ,
- plague spot ,
- pneumonia ,
- pneumonic plague ,
- polio ,
- poliomyelitis ,
- ponos ,
- psittacosis ,
- pulmonary tuberculosis ,
- rabbit fever ,
- rabies ,
- rat-bite fever ,
- relapsing fever ,
- respiratory disease ,
- rheumatic fever ,
- rickettsialpox ,
- ringworm ,
- rubella ,
- rubeola ,
- scarlatina ,
- scarlet fever ,
- schistosomiasis ,
- scourge ,
- scrofula ,
- septic sore throat ,
- shingles ,
- sleeping sickness ,
- sleepy sickness ,
- smallpox ,
- splenic fever ,
- spotted fever ,
- strep throat ,
- struma ,
- swamp fever ,
- tee hinge ,
- terabyte ,
- tetanus ,
- thrush ,
- thyroxin ,
- thyroxine ,
- tinea ,
- tonne ,
- trench fever ,
- trench mouth ,
- tubercule ,
- tularemia ,
- typhoid ,
- typhoid fever ,
- typhus ,
- typhus fever ,
- undulant fever ,
- vaccinia ,
- varicella ,
- variola ,
- venereal disease ,
- wasting disease ,
- whooping cough ,
- yaws ,
- yellow fever ,
- yellow jack ,
- zona ,
- zoster .
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How to use "Tuberculosis" in context?
TB, or tuberculosis, is a serious lung infection caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can be fatal if untreated, but is usually treated successfully with antibiotics. TB is most common in people who are poor and homeless, and it is also prevalent in people who work in contaminated settings, such as hospitals and prisons.
TB is treated with antibiotics, whichkill the bacteria. In most cases, treatment ends the patient's symptoms and prevents the disease from spreading. TB is preventable through good hygiene and regularly getting vaccinated.
Paraphrases for Tuberculosis:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
TBS.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
anti-tuberculosis.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
tuberculin, tuberculous.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Tuberculosis:
n.
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state
infectious disease.
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state
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