tuberculosis

noun too-behr-koo-LOH-sees Rare

Origin: from Latin tuberculum (small swelling)

Usage Note

Tuberculosis is invariable in number (la tuberculosis, not *tuberculosises). It is commonly abbreviated TB in both Spanish and English. Historically known as la tisis or la tisis pulmonar, it was frequently romanticised in 19th-century literature. El bacilo de Koch is the Spanish name for the causative bacterium.

Examples

"La vacuna BCG protege contra la tuberculosis en los recién nacidos."

Natural Translation

The BCG vaccine protects newborns against tuberculosis.

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