tuberculosis
/tubeɾkulosis/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for tuberculosis is tuberculosis.
tuberculosis refers to the infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs.
Which one should you use?
tuberculosis is the most formal and universally recognized term for the disease. Bacilosis de Koch is a more technical and less common term used in medical literature. Tisis is an outdated term derived from Greek that may be encountered in historical texts or older literature.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Caribbean, particularly in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the term tisis may still be used as a colloquial substitute for tuberculosis.
How do you pronounce it?
/tubeɾkulosis/
Did you know?
- In historical Spanish literature, the term tisis was often used to romanticize the disease, linking it to a specific 19th-century aesthetic of fragile beauty known as 'consumption'.
- While tuberculosis is the global standard, the term Bacilosis de Koch credits the German physician Robert Koch, who identified the bacterium causing the disease.
- The Spanish word tuberculosis is built from the Latin tubercŭlum meaning 'tiny tumor' and the suffix -osis indicating a condition.
Examples in context
- La tuberculosis es una enfermedad grave que afecta los pulmones.Tuberculosis is a serious disease that affects the lungs.
- La bacilosis de Koch es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por la bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Koch's bacillosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- El escritor sufrió de tisis en sus últimos años.The writer suffered from tisis in his final years.
- ¿Sabías que la TB es una de las enfermedades más mortales del mundo?Did you know that TB is one of the most deadly diseases in the world?
- Acabo de leer un artículo sobre los avances en la lucha contra la TBC.I just read an article about advances in the fight against TBC.
- El médico diagnosticó la tuberculosis.The doctor diagnosed tuberculosis.
- La tuberculosis es una enfermedad grave.Tuberculosis is a serious disease.
- Él está recibiendo tratamiento para la tuberculosis.He is receiving treatment for tuberculosis.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are discussing a news report at a cafe.
- Alejandro¿Leíste el reporte sobre la tuberculosis?Did you read the report about tuberculosis?
- SofíaSí, es una noticia preocupante.Yes, it is worrying news.
- AlejandroEspero que el hospital controle la tuberculosis pronto.I hope the hospital controls tuberculosis soon.
- SofíaOjalá que sí, Alejandro.I hope so, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tuberculosis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
