tuberculosis
NOUN
/tʊ,bɜrkjə'loʊsɪs/
12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
tuberculosis is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1U1B3E1R1C3U1L1O1S1I1S1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does tuberculosis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages).
SYNONYMS
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