tuberculosis

Phonetic Respelling: [ too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo- ]

Definition:

n. an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif; tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary phthisis

Sentence:

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.

More example sentences:

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.

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Tuberculosis rhymes:

• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • cirrhosis
  • fibrosis
  • hypnosis
  • meiosis
  • necrosis
  • nephrosis
  • neurosis
  • prognosis
  • psychosis
  • sclerosis
  • thrombosis
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • acidosis
  • diagnosis
  • heterosis
  • symbiosis
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • apotheosis
  • misdiagnosis
  • tuberculosis
• Six Syllable Rhymes
  • atherosclerosis
• Seven Syllable Rhymes
  • arteriosclerosis
  • neurofibromatosis