Wordiyotuberculosis
🇬🇧 UK/tju,bә:kju'lәusis/🇺🇸 US
B2
Definitions
n.
A serious infectious disease mainly affecting the lungs, causing fever, weight loss, and chest pain, spread through inhaling bacteria.
结核病，肺结核
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtuberculroot
+
osiscondition, process
=tuberculosis
Common Collocations
- 1.pulmonary tuberculosis肺结核
- 2.tuberculosis infection结核病感染
- 3.drug-resistant tuberculosis耐药性结核病
- 4.tuberculosis outbreak结核病疫情爆发
Example Sentences
- 1.
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide.
- 2.
The doctor confirmed that the patient had contracted tuberculosis after a chest X-ray.
- 3.
Early diagnosis and proper treatment can significantly improve tuberculosis survival rates.