tuberkulozo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English tuberculosis, French tuberculose, etc., analyzable as tuberkulo (“tubercule”) +‎ -ozo (“-osis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuberkuˈlozo]
• Rhymes: -ozo
• Hyphenation: tu‧ber‧ku‧lo‧zo

Noun

tuberkulozo (uncountable, accusative tuberkulozon)

1. tuberculosis
   • 1998 March, Vladimir Lemelev, “Homo, kiu savis milionojn”, in Monato, page 12:

     La sukceso de la kontraŭ-variola kampanjo rezultigis plian programon de vakcinado kontraŭ ses malsanoj: tuberkulozo, difterio, kokluŝo, morbilo, poliomjelito kaj tetano.

     The success of the anti-smallpox campaign resulted in additional vaccination programs against six diseases: tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus.

Synonyms

• ftizo (“phthisis”)