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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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Barbara Stanwyck plays a celebrated concert pianist being treated for tuberculosis in an elite Swiss Alps sanitarium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Eddie died of what is believed to be tuberculosis shortly before his fourth birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Many detainees suffered from HIV, tuberculosis and eczema.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

They can even detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo has said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Many children died of tuberculosis, bronchitis, or diphtheria.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield



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