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tuberculosis of the lungs
用 of 说明结核发生的部位。
Tuberculosis of the lungs is a serious disease.
肺结核是一种严重的疾病。
结核病；肺结核
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
结核病；肺结核
a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria, usually affecting the lungs but sometimes other parts of the body
Tuberculosis of the lungs is a serious disease.
肺结核是一种严重的疾病。
由分枝杆菌引起的传染病,主要感染肺部,形成结核结节,症状包括咳痰、发热、消瘦和胸痛,通过吸入或摄入细菌传播
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
通过吸入或摄入结核杆菌传播的感染,表现为发热和小病灶,常见于肺部,急性期可累及身体其他部位。
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)
Tuberculosis can affect the lungs and cause a persistent cough.
肺结核会影响肺部并引起持续咳嗽。
The doctor said the patient's tuberculosis was responding well to treatment.
医生说病人的肺结核对治疗反应良好。
Many countries have made great progress in reducing tuberculosis over the past decade.
过去十年里，许多国家在减少结核病方面取得了很大进展。
用 of 说明结核发生的部位。
Tuberculosis of the lungs is a serious disease.
肺结核是一种严重的疾病。
表示确诊患结核病，常用被动语态。
He was diagnosed with tuberculosis last year.
他去年被诊断出肺结核。
suffer from 表示长期患病。
She has suffered from tuberculosis since childhood.
她从小就患有肺结核。
spread 描述疾病传播。
Tuberculosis spreads easily in crowded conditions.
结核病在拥挤的环境中容易传播。
Not this
He is tuberculosis.
Use this
He has tuberculosis.
tuberculosis 是名词而非形容词；表示患某种疾病应该用 have + 疾病名，不能用 be，否则会被误解为‘他就是结核病’。
Not this
She has a tuberculosis.
Use this
She has tuberculosis.
tuberculosis 通常作不可数名词，泛指疾病时前面不加 a/an；只有特指不同类型的结核病时才可能用复数，但一般语境不用。
Not this
He caught the tuberculosis.
Use this
He caught tuberculosis.
泛指患上某种疾病时，疾病名前不加 the；用 the 会特指某一已知病例或类型，而这里只是说感染了结核病。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
肺结核
Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common form of the disease.
肺结核是这种疾病最常见的形式。
活动性结核病
Patients with active tuberculosis need immediate treatment.
活动性结核病患者需要立即治疗。
潜伏性结核病
Doctors often test for latent tuberculosis in people who have been exposed.
医生通常对接触过结核病的人检查是否有潜伏性结核病。
结核病治疗
Tuberculosis treatment usually lasts for six months.
结核病治疗通常持续六个月。
耐多药结核病
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is harder to cure than standard TB.
耐多药结核病比普通结核病更难治愈。
结核病筛查
The hospital offers free tuberculosis screening every year.
这家医院每年提供免费结核病筛查。
结核病是一种带有医学表现的社会疾病。——现代医学奠基人之一威廉·奥斯勒的名言，强调社会条件对结核病传播的关键影响。
He was diagnosed with tuberculosis after weeks of coughing and fever.
他咳嗽发烧数周后被确诊为肺结核。
Use tuberculosis naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 tuberculosis 拆成 tuber（结节）+ culosis（病）：想象肺里长了一串小土豆样的结核结节，引发发烧咳嗽——记住 tuber 是结节，culosis 是病。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学文献、医院病历、公共卫生报道 肺结核是医学术语，通常用于正式场合，比较常见于医学文献、医院病历和公共卫生报道中；日常口语多简称为 TB，普通谈话里较少使用全称。
以上单词的重音均在倒数第二个音节，且都以 /oʊsɪs/ 结尾，与 tuberculosis 的 /loʊsɪs/ 押韵。注意：tuberculosis 的形容词形式 tuberculous 拼写相似，但读作 /tuːˈbɜːrkjələs/，重音和结尾都不同，不押韵。
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