Definition of Tubercolosis
||Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis (?), n. [NL. See
Tubercle.] (Med.) A constitutional disease characterized
by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in
the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary
consumption.
||Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis (?), n. [NL. See
Tubercle.] (Med.) A constitutional disease characterized
by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in
the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary
consumption.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of Mycobacterium mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain. Transmission is through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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