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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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What might France's greatest playwright have written had he not died of tuberculosis in 1673?

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Geumseong's escape to South Korea had been difficult and dangerous and, at one point, he collapsed with what was believed to be tuberculosis.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He accomplished much in the later part of his life, although he died at only 44 years old of the tuberculosis that plagued his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Nearly half of the graves there were located in higher status areas, and 51% of the skeletons showed evidence of tuberculosis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Gold and silver mines were the dream of all adventurers: a mine could plunge you into abject poverty, kill you with tuberculosis, or make you a rich man overnight.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende



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