HOW TO PRONOUNCE
tuberculosis
/təˌbɝkjəˈloʊsɪs/
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Stress LOH.
The second syllable has a smaller beat. Keep the vowels around LOH lighter.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 4
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“The clinic offers testing for tuberculosis.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does tuberculosis mean?
noun
- An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
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IPA pronunciation
/təˌbɝkjəˈloʊsɪs/
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Even that bitter experience did not prepare us for the sorrowful year when six promising pupils out of a class of fifteen, developed tuberculosis.
Excision of the larynx has found its chief indication in carcinoma, but has been employed in sarcoma, polyps, tuberculosis, enchondroma, stenosis, and necrosis.