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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

Its scientists have previously studied the spread of bovine tuberculosis as well as viruses carried by bats and the factors influencing their spillover into people.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

Leprosy often caused visible facial lesions that made sufferers stand out, while tuberculosis usually produced less obvious symptoms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The dread of tuberculosis was in every home then, because there was not a family that had not lost one of its members to consumption, so Clara decided to go and fetch her.

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



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