tuberculosis
/təˌbɜːkjəˈləʊsɪs/tuh-bur-kyuh-LOH-sis
/təˌbɝkjəˈloʊsɪs/tuh-bur-kyuh-LOH-sis
Meaninga lump disease
Common meaning: a lung disease
- tubera lump, swellingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1906 · scan
- culosissmall-thing ending + Greek -osis: a condition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tūber ‘a lump, swelling’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tūber, p. 1906 · dictionary scan
Roots
- tūber, -eris Latin “a lump, swelling”
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