Meaning of PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
| Pronunciation: | | 'pulmu`neree tû`burkyu'lowsis
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[n] involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |
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| | Synonyms: | | consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague |
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| | See Also: | | T.B., TB, tuberculosis | |
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| | Definition: | | Infection of the lung(s) with the pathogenic micro-organism known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
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