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pseudotuberculosis

pseudotuberculosis noun: any of several diseases that have the appearance of tuberculosis, but are caused by organisms other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Noun

pseudotuberculosis (uncountable)

  1. Any of several diseases that have the appearance of tuberculosis, but are caused by organisms other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Origin of pseudotuberculosis

From pseudo- + tuberculosis.

Questions about pseudotuberculosis

What does pseudotuberculosis mean?
Pseudotuberculosis means any of several diseases that have the appearance of tuberculosis, but are caused by organisms other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What part of speech is pseudotuberculosis?
Pseudotuberculosis is a noun.

Words near pseudotuberculosis in the dictionary

  1. pseudotropines
  2. pseudotrunk
  3. pseudotrunks
  4. pseudotrypsin
  5. pseudotubercular
  6. pseudotuberculosis
  7. pseudotuberculous
  8. pseudotubular
  9. pseudotumor
  10. pseudotumor cerebri
  11. pseudotumoral

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