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noun

(1) 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)

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Etymology

Latin tuberculum (diminutive of tuber, lump) + -osis (diseased condition).

Noun

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.