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pulmonary tuberculosis

American  

noun

Pathology.
  1. tuberculosis of the lungs.


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Her younger sister, Lillian Estella, developed pulmonary tuberculosis as an infant, and died in puberty.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2019

There were also fewer deaths there from pulmonary tuberculosis.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2018

Workers who breathe the fine-grained dust day after day risk developing “silicosis” or, eventually, lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis and other airway diseases, according to agencies such as the U.S.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2014

Health officials say Rodriguez, 34, of Stockton has active pulmonary tuberculosis, which can include coughing up blood or phlegm and can spread through the air.

From US News • May 17, 2012

It is said that pulmonary tuberculosis is unknown in these altitudes, though it is common in the coast districts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various