柯林斯詞典tuberculosis /tj??b??kj??l??s?s/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone's lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation is also used. 肺結(jié)核 返回 tuberculosis劍橋詞典a serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person's body , especially their lungs 結(jié)核病，（尤指）肺結(jié)核 返回 tuberculosis