antituberculosis

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anti- +‎ tuberculosis

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antituberculosis (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
    • 2007 March 20, Lawrence K. Altman, “Rise of a Deadly TB Reveals a Global System in Crisis”, in New York Times[1]:
      XDR-TB is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to the two most important antituberculosis drugs (isoniazid and rifampin) [] .

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