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Definition of T.B.
1. Noun. 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).
Exact synonyms: Tb, Tuberculosis
Generic synonyms: Infectious Disease
Specialized synonyms: Pott's Disease, Miliary Tuberculosis, Consumption, Phthisis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wasting Disease, White Plague, King's Evil, Scrofula, Struma, Lupus Vulgaris
Derivative terms: Tubercular, Tubercular, Tubercular
Generic synonyms: Infectious Disease
Specialized synonyms: Pott's Disease, Miliary Tuberculosis, Consumption, Phthisis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wasting Disease, White Plague, King's Evil, Scrofula, Struma, Lupus Vulgaris
Derivative terms: Tubercular, Tubercular, Tubercular