antituberculosis

antituberculosis

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
English tuberculosis
English antituberculosis

    From anti- + tuberculosis.

    Adjective

    antituberculosis (not comparable)

    1. (pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
      • 2007 March 20, Lawrence K. Altman, “Rise of a Deadly TB Reveals a Global System in Crisis”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        XDR-TB is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to the two most important antituberculosis drugs (isoniazid and rifampin) […] .

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