Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t.b.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: t.b.
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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)

Synonyms

tuberculosis tb

Questions

What does t.b. mean?: 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)

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