tuberculosis
/tʊ,bɜrkjə'loʊsɪs/
noun
12 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages).
WORD FORMS
Related formtubercular
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuberculosistay
Starts & ends withT … S
Syllablestu · ber · cu · lo · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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