anti-tuberculosis
|an-ti-tu-ber-cu-lo-sis|
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/ˌæn.ti.tuː.bərˈkjuː.loʊ.sɪs/
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/ˌæn.ti.tjuː.bə(r)ˈkjuː.ləʊ.sɪs/
against tuberculosis
Etymology
'anti-tuberculosis' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' and the noun 'tuberculosis'. 'anti-' originates from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against'; 'tuberculosis' comes from New Latin 'tuberculosis', ultimately from Latin 'tuberculum' meaning 'a small swelling, lump'.
'tuberculosis' entered medical English in the 19th century from New Latin 'tuberculosis' (from Latin 'tuberculum' + Greek-derived suffix '-osis'), and the prefix 'anti-' was attached to form 'anti-tuberculosis' to describe agents or measures acting against that disease.
Initially, 'tuberculosis' referred to the condition characterized by tubercles (small nodular lesions); over time it came to denote the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and 'anti-tuberculosis' came to mean 'against or preventing that disease'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a substance or agent used to prevent or treat tuberculosis (used as a noun in contexts like 'an anti-tuberculosis').
The clinic supplied each patient with an anti-tuberculosis to be taken daily.
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Adjective 1
designed to prevent or treat tuberculosis; acting against tuberculosis.
anti-tuberculosis drugs are essential in the treatment of the disease.
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Last updated: 2025/11/27 00:57