Antituberculosis

/ˌæntiˌtuːbərˌkjʊˈloʊsɪs/ adjective

Acting against or designed to prevent and treat tuberculosis disease.

From anti- (against) + tuberculosis (the disease, from Latin tuberculum, swelling + -osis, condition). This straightforward medical term describes TB treatment strategies.

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