Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antituberculosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-tu-ber-cu-lo-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis

Example Sentences

"XDR-TB is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to the two most important antituberculosis drugs (isoniazid and rifampin)[…]."

Etymology

From anti- + tuberculosis.

Questions

What does antituberculosis mean?: Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
Where does antituberculosis come from?: From anti- + tuberculosis.

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