tuberculosis

[tju:.bə:kju'ləusis]

n.肺结核

例句与用法：

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。

The formation of cavities in a body tissue or an organ, especially those formed in the lung as a result of tuberculosis.

成洞身体组织或器官内空洞的形成，尤指那种因肺结核而在肺中形成的空洞

In cases of tuberculosis blood is expectorated.

肺结核病有咯血症状。

详细释义：

n.

【医】结核病[U]

She contracted tuberculosis.

她染上了结核病。