Tb
- tubercle bacillus.
- tuberculosis.
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TB
or T.B.
- tubercle bacillus.
- tuberculosis.
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t.b.
- trial balance.
- tubercle bacillus.
- tuberculosis.
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Contemporary Examples
This method works for TB, for cholera, for rabid animals—for just about everything.
TB, for example, is spread when I inhale the exhaled breath of a person with active disease.
But drugs have potentially devastating side effects, and Mengnan developed tuberculosis (TB), an infection that can be deadly.
Improvements in public health have greatly reduced the rates of TB in the United States, but the disease has not been eradicated.
Since she started seven years ago she has seen a rise in cases of TB.
Historical Examples
We were told that there was no TB in Germany and they were anxious to get rid of them.
The Biography of a RabbitRoy Benson
In both summer and winter, Tb's were lowest during metabolic measurements at Ta's around Tlc.
With the exception of one male, Tb's were maintained near 38°C (Figure 6).
In general, Tb's showed a marked circadian cycle in phase with photoperiod.
Tb's rose above 38°C for several hours each night but remained below 38°C during daytime.
tb
- trial balance
- Also: TB tuberculosis
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Tb
- terbium
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TB
- torpedo boat
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Tb
- The symbol for the elementterbium
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TB
- tuberculosis
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Tb
- The symbol for terbium.
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TB
- Abbreviation of terabyte
- Abbreviation of tuberculosis
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terbium
[tûr′bē-əm]
- A soft, silvery-gray metallic element of the lanthanide series. It is used in color television tubes, x-ray machines, and lasers. Atomic number 65; atomic weight 158.925; melting point 1,356°C; boiling point 3,123°C; specific gravity 8.229; valence 3, 4. See Periodic Table.
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