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tuberculosis

tu·ber·cu·lo·sis

tuberculosis

 
pronunciation:
tu buhrk y lo sihs [or] t buhrk y lo sihs
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part of speech: noun
definition: a serious disease that is passed from one person to another through the air. It usually affects the lungs; TB.
Tuberculosis takes many lives each year.
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