Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tuberculosis
IPA transcription: [tub,ɝkjul'oʊsəs]
Pronunciations of tuberculosis
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tuberculosis, TB, T.B.
    Meaning: 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)
Usage examples
  • Most of these are born, not with an active tuberculosis, but some as yet imperfectly understood tendency, a defect in their protoplasmic make-up that renders them an easy prey to the tubercle bacillus if they are exposed to it.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Washington, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edgar Allan Poe, License CC BY-SA 4.0