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tuberculosis
结核病；肺结核
a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria, usually affecting the lungs but sometimes other parts of the body
- 1.
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.
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
- 2.
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)
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。
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；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。；肺结核；[医] 顿挫性结核
In use
Tuberculosis can affect the lungs and cause a persistent cough.
The doctor said the patient's tuberculosis was responding well to treatment.
Many countries have made great progress in reducing tuberculosis over the past decade.
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。
be diagnosed with tuberculosis
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 tuberculosis
suffer from 表示长期患病。
Connections
Collocations
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- 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。
- active tuberculosis
- 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。
- latent tuberculosis
- 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。
- tuberculosis treatment
- 结核病治疗
- Tuberculosis treatment usually lasts for six months.结核病治疗通常持续六个月。
- multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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