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tubercle bacillus.

tuberculosis.

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Words nearby Tb

Tay-Sachs disease, Tayside, Tayside Region, taʿziyah, tazza, Tb, T.B.A., T-ball, T-bar, T-bar lift, tbc

Other definitions for Tb (2 of 5)

Symbol, Chemistry.

terbium.

Other definitions for Tb (3 of 5)

or T.B.

tubercle bacillus.

tuberculosis.

Other definitions for Tb (4 of 5)

Symbol, Computers.

terabyte.

Other definitions for Tb (5 of 5)

t.b.

abbreviation

trial balance.

tubercle bacillus.

tuberculosis.

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How to use Tb in a sentence

This method works for TB, for cholera, for rabid animals—for just about everything.
The CDC Was Wrong About How to Stop Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TB, for example, is spread when I inhale the exhaled breath of a person with active disease.
The CDC Was Wrong About How to Stop Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But drugs have potentially devastating side effects, and Mengnan developed tuberculosis (TB), an infection that can be deadly.
Will US Health Care Follow in China’s Bloody Footsteps?|Daniela Drake|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still—what about H7N9, drug-resistant TB, measles … and the plague?
A Scarier Bird Flu: CDC Chief Warns of Looming H7N9 Threat|Eliza Shapiro|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Improvements in public health have greatly reduced the rates of TB in the United States, but the disease has not been eradicated.
L.A. Hunts for 300 Missing Tuberculosis Cases|Christine Pelisek|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
M-sho-la-tb-bee, He who puts out and kills; first Chief of the tribe.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
This I recall to be a reference to taking her to a TB clinic.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Two or three guys had been out to the hospital and were suspected of having TB.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
We were told that there was no TB in Germany and they were anxious to get rid of them.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
In both summer and winter, Tb's were lowest during metabolic measurements at Ta's around Tlc.
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas

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 2)

The symbol for terbium.

Scientific definitions for Tb (2 of 2)

Abbreviation of terabyte

Abbreviation of tuberculosis