antituberculosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

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) […] .

Translations

antituberculous — see antituberculous

Anagrams

• tuberculisations