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tuberculosis meaning in Sanskrit

क्षयरोग kṣayaroga

/tjuːˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs/

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British/tʃʉwˌbəːkjəˈləwsɪs/

tuberculosis in Sanskrit: क्षयरोग (kṣayaroga), यक्ष्मा (yakṣmā). In English, tuberculosis means an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.

Sanskrit words for tuberculosis

infectious disease
क्षयरोग kṣayaroga, यक्ष्मा yakṣmā

English meaning of tuberculosis

  1. noun An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.

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Questions about tuberculosis in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of tuberculosis in Sanskrit?
Tuberculosis in Sanskrit is क्षयरोग (kṣayaroga), यक्ष्मा (yakṣmā).
tuberculosis इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Tuberculosis: क्षयरोग (kṣayaroga), यक्ष्मा (yakṣmā).
What does tuberculosis mean in English?
Tuberculosis means an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.

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