Engelsk substantiv: tuberculosis |
1. | tuberculosis (om tilstand) infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | T.B., TB |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | infectious disease |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | consumption, king's evil, lupus vulgaris, miliary tuberculosis, phthisis, Pott's disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, scrofula, struma, wasting disease, white plague |
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