Tb

tubercle bacillus.

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Definition for tb (2 of 5)

Symbol, Chemistry.

terbium.

Definition for tb (3 of 5)

or T.B.

tubercle bacillus.

tuberculosis.

Definition for tb (4 of 5)

Symbol, Computers.

terabyte.

Definition for tb (5 of 5)

t.b.

trial balance.

tubercle bacillus.

tuberculosis.

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This method works for TB, for cholera, for rabid animals—for just about everything.
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TB, for example, is spread when I inhale the exhaled breath of a person with active disease.
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But drugs have potentially devastating side effects, and Mengnan developed tuberculosis (TB), an infection that can be deadly.
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Improvements in public health have greatly reduced the rates of TB in the United States, but the disease has not been eradicated.
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Since she started seven years ago she has seen a rise in cases of TB.
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During night, Tb would oscillate between 38°C and about 39°C, such that two peak values occurred.
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This I recall to be a reference to taking her to a TB clinic.
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In both summer and winter, Tb's were lowest during metabolic measurements at Ta's around Tlc.
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With the exception of one male, Tb's were maintained near 38°C (Figure 6).
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In general, Tb's showed a marked circadian cycle in phase with photoperiod.
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British Dictionary definitions for tb (1 of 3)

abbreviation for

trial balance

Also: TB tuberculosis

British Dictionary definitions for tb (2 of 3)

the chemical symbol for

terbium

British Dictionary definitions for tb (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

torpedo boat

Also: tb tuberculosis

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Medical definitions for tb (1 of 2)

The symbol for the elementterbium

Medical definitions for tb (2 of 2)

abbr.

tuberculosis

Scientific definitions for tb (1 of 3)

The symbol for terbium.

Scientific definitions for tb (2 of 3)

Abbreviation of terabyte

Abbreviation of tuberculosis

Scientific definitions for tb (3 of 3)

terbium

[ tûr′bē-əm ]

Tb

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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