tuber-, tuberi-
(Latin: swelling, node, lump, mass)
An infectious disease of the hip joint.
dactylitis tuberculosa, dactylitis strumosa
Inflammation of the digits due to tuberculosis.
nuchal tubercle
An elevation projecting beneath the skin, produced by the long spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.
protuberant (adjective), more protuberant, most protuberant
protuberantly (adverb), more protuberantly, most protuberantly
protuberate (verb), protuberates; protuberated; protuberating
protuberous (adjective), more protuberous, most protuberous
In pathology, silicosis and tuberculosis occurring in the very same lung: The condition of silicotuberculosis speeds up lung tissue damage, rises mortality rates, and causes imaging and diagnosis more complicated because of coinciding symptoms and X-ray patterns.
tubercular
tuberculicide, tuberculocide
The killing of tuberculosis bacilli.
tuberculophobia (s) (noun)
An abnormal trepidation of being infected with tuberculosis: Mary's friend was diagnosed with the disease of tuberculosis, and following this terrible piece of news Mary developed tuberculophobia herself when she noticed that she panicked just of the thought of this terrible illness!
A disease in the lungs with simultaneous infections of a silicone (quartz dust) and tuberculosis: Most patients with the condition of tuberculosilicosis have been workers in the areas of mining or the ceramic industry, for example.
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