tuberculous
Affected by consumption
Tuberculous means relating to or affected by tuberculosis, the infectious bacterial disease that primarily attacks the lungs.
A tuberculous patient has the disease; a tuberculous lesion is caused by it.
The word appears in medical contexts: tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous infection.
The adjective tubercular is more common in general usage.
Cylindrical bacterial cell
- phthisisPulmonary wasting disease
- granulomaInflammatory mass walling off foreign material
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- cavitaryHaving cavity formations
latent · extrapulmonary · infiltrate · lesion · calcification · fibrosis · reactivation · primary
Of the lungs
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- pleurisyInflamed lung membrane
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
coughing · cavitation · consolidation · thorax · pleural · effusion · bronchitis · pneumonia
Using up of resources
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- declineDecrease or refuse
- pallorUnhealthy facial whiteness
weakness · atrophy · debilitation · exhaustion · frailty · gaunt · fatigue · skeletal
Transmissible between people
- transmissionSending of information
- airborneTraveling through air
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
isolation · spread · outbreak · exposure · sanitarium · sanatorium · screening · contact tracing
Extended beyond normal duration
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- remissionTemporary disease absence
progressive · lingering · recurrent · dormant · reactivation · slow · insidious · indolent
Aminoglycoside antibiotic for TB
- DOTSSmall round marks
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
prophylaxis · BCG · vaccine · compliance · retreatment · first-line · second-line
bacillus
Cylindrical bacterial cell
- phthisisPulmonary wasting disease
- granulomaInflammatory mass walling off foreign material
- necrosisLocalized cell death
cavitary · latent · extrapulmonary · infiltrate · lesion · calcification · fibrosis · reactivation · primary · secondary
pulmonary
Of the lungs
sputum · coughing · cavitation · consolidation · thorax · pleural · effusion · bronchitis · pneumonia · chest
consumption
Using up of resources
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- declineDecrease or refuse
pallor · weakness · atrophy · debilitation · exhaustion · frailty · gaunt · fatigue · skeletal · fever
contagious
Transmissible between people
- transmissionSending of information
- airborneTraveling through air
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
quarantine · isolation · spread · outbreak · exposure · sanitarium · sanatorium · screening · contact tracing · notification
protracted
Extended beyond normal duration
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
remission · progressive · lingering · recurrent · dormant · reactivation · slow · insidious · indolent · smoldering
streptomycin
Aminoglycoside antibiotic for TB
- DOTSSmall round marks
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
regimen · prophylaxis · BCG · vaccine · compliance · retreatment · first-line · second-line
tuberculoushealthy
In good physical condition
well · uninfected · disease-free · cured · sound
- tuberculosis screeningExam for mycobacterial lung disease
- tuberculosis testDiagnostic for lung disease
- tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease