Tb
tubercle bacillus.
Tb
1 American
Tb
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
TB
3
American
Or
T.B.
TB
4
American
Symbol, Computers.
t.b.
5
American
abbreviation
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trial balance.
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tubercle bacillus.
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tuberculosis.
tb
1
British
abbreviation
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trial balance
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Also: TB. tuberculosis
Tb
2
British
symbol
TB
3
British
abbreviation
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torpedo boat
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Also: tb. tuberculosis
TB
Scientific
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Abbreviation of terabyte
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Abbreviation of tuberculosis
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While Fletcher and his students are foraying into other applications of the mobile microscope, such as examining your skin or testing for malaria and Tb, MIT’s Ramesh Raskar has become known as the ‘Eye Guy.’
From Forbes ● Jul. 1, 2014
Thus, during winter, prolonged exposure to Ta = 35°C stimulated more of an increase in Tb than it did in summer.
From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson
In that instance, its Tb rose to 40.0°C during the first 30 minutes and was maintained at that level for three hours with no apparent distress.
From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson
During night, Tb would oscillate between 38°C and about 39°C, such that two peak values occurred.
From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson
Tb has a harmony of the Gospels at the foot of the page.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
Early on, Marwa and her family’s only outings were for their endless appointments: intake with resettlement case workers, immunizations and TB tests, signups for Social Security numbers and SNAP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It's the time of the year for a farmer because all of your outputs depends on the results of them, the TB tests."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Ebola is an urgent priority, but so is malaria, so is TB and so is HIV/AIDS.”
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
A government hospital insisted it was tuberculosis, although silicosis can also make people more susceptible to TB.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
WHO, whose influence and reputation carried a lot of weight in poor countries, had gone so far as declaring Peru’s TB program the best in the developing world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Regular X-ray plates are the best way of detecting t.b.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1940, 61,000 people in the U.S. died of t.b.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. West has scarcely dented the terrific t.b. figure.
From Time Magazine Archive
Philadelphia's t.b. death rate rose 5%, Baltimore's 20%, Cincinnati's 21%, Newark's 13%, Akron's 27%, Omaha's 30%.
From Time Magazine Archive
"They're going to move me out o' here to a t.b. ward tomorrow."
From Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
Dwight Eisenhower scowled darkly at the humdrum text of a speech on medical education, tb be delivered to the National Fund for Medical Education that night in New York.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said Webb expansively: "We view this as a program which could mean $375 tb $500 million in development for the Houston area."
From Time Magazine Archive
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