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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As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat. 直到二十世纪五十年代，结核病仍然使人不寒而栗。
In cases of tuberculosis blood is expectorated. 肺结核病有咯血症状。
She is wasting away with tuberculosis. 她因患肺结核而一天天瘦下去。
The best remedy for tuberculosis consists in rest. 肺结核病的最好良药就是休息.
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[tuːˌbɜːrkjə'loʊsɪs]
