miliary tuberculosis

Noun

Meaning

acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)

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Synonyms

consumption bronchiolitis atelectasis aspiration pneumonia alveolar infiltrates tuberculous disease chest infection extrapulmonary tuberculosis granulomatous disease granulomatous lung disease caseous tuberculosis chronic tuberculous peritonitis encysted tuberculosis fibrinous tuberculosis diffuse pulmonary infiltration
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Hypernyms

tuberculosis TB

Close letter words and terms

miliary miliary abscess miliary fever Miliband Milibandian miliblog