Pronunciation of 'Tuberculosis'
Tuberculosis is a term used to describe an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs but potentially impacting other parts of the body. Below are the pronunciations and meanings in English.
The word 'tuberculosis' originates from Latin, where 'tuberculum' means 'small swelling' and '-osis' denotes a condition.
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs.
Pronounced as ‘too-ber-kyoo-LOH-sis’, with stress on the third syllable. ‘Too’ as in ‘tube’, ‘ber’ as in ‘bird’, ‘kyoo’ as in ‘cue’, ‘loh’ as in ‘low’, and ‘sis’ as in ‘sis’.
An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs.
Pronounced as ‘too-ber-kyoo-LOH-sis’, with stress on the third syllable. ‘Too’ as in ‘tube’, ‘ber’ as in ‘bird’, ‘kyoo’ as in ‘cue’, ‘loh’ as in ‘low’, and ‘sis’ as in ‘sis’.