Both Uses of
TB
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- I've seen them all born alive, and not one lost to smallpox or tuberculosis.†
Chpt 5 *tuberculosis = a serious and highly contagious type of lung infection
- She still suffers from the effects of several diseases she contracted in the Congo, including schistosomiasis, Guinea worms, and probably tuberculosis.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(TB) tuberculosis - a serious and highly contagious lung infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small sores in the lungs
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, TB may refer to someone's initials.