Consumptive :
tuberkuloz
Synonyms :
Lunger, Tubercular
English Meaning :
(Noun : A person with pulmonary tuberculosis)
(Adjective : Tending to consume or use often wastefully)
(Noun : A person with pulmonary tuberculosis)
(Adjective : Tending to consume or use often wastefully)
Example : And if climate scientists are right, the cause of our problems is manic, consumptive , fossil-fuel driven human activity.
And if climate scientists are right, the cause of our problems is manic, consumptive , fossil-fuel driven human activity.
Tuberculosis :
tuberkuloz
Synonyms :
Consumption, Phthisis, Tuberculosis
Consumption, Phthisis, Tuberculosis
English Meaning :
(Noun : 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)
(Noun : 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)
Example : Malnutrition was rife, as were diseases such as tuberculosis and smallpox.
Malnutrition was rife, as were diseases such as tuberculosis and smallpox.