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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tuberculosis
tu·ber·cu·losis BrE [tjuːˌbɜːkjuˈləʊsɪs] NAmE [tuːˌbɜːrkjəˈloʊsɪs] noun uncountable (abbr.TB)
a serious infectious disease in which swellings appear on the lungs and other parts of the body
Derived Word: ↑tubercular
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber hump, swelling) + -osis.
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