tuberculosis tuberculosed • tuberculotherapist · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · tuberculosis · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (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). Synonyms: TB, T.B.. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · tb · · Synonym 1 t.b. · · Synonym 2 Characters · · b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075