pulmonary tuberculosis

Noun

Meaning

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

consumption phthisis white plague wasting disease tuberculosis phthisic tuberculous disease chest infection extrapulmonary tuberculosis granulomatous disease granulomatous lung disease koch's disease bacterial infection of the lungs pulmonary phthisis latent tuberculosis
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Hypernyms

tuberculosis TB

Examples

They travelled to Rome in 1845 to alleviate the illness of his wife, who was suffering from consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis). Source: Internet

Tuberculosis may infect any part of the body, but most commonly occurs in the lungs (known as pulmonary tuberculosis). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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