antituberculosis
- noun
- /ˌæntiˌtjuːbərˈkjuːləsɪs/
- Specialized
- The patient was started on standard four-drug antituberculosis therapy (rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide).
- antituberculosis drug
- antituberculosis therapy
- antituberculosis treatment
Examples
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Antituberculosis therapy, including isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol, was given postoperatively on the first day.
Academic text (2007) -
Postoperative antituberculosis therapy was started immediately on the first day.
Academic text (2007) -
In the 1940s, the first effective antituberculosis drugs were developed.
Academic text (2005) -
No further reactions were observed with other antituberculosis agents.
Academic text (2007) -
The diagnosis was confirmed by the patient's rapid response to antituberculosis drug therapy.
Academic text (2002) -
After 6 months on the antituberculosis drug regimen, the patient was asymptomatic.
Academic text (2002) -
The patient was prescribed the same four-drug antituberculosis regimen for six months and was followed closely by both the otolaryngology and pulmonology departments.
Academic text (2002) -
Although these mutations occur at a predictable rate, the administration of a combination of effective antituberculosis drugs can prevent the emergence and subsequent dominance of a resistant subpopulation of organisms.
Academic text (1999) -
The emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs is a major public health challenge that is threatening World Health Organization targets set for the elimination of TB (1).
Academic text (2012) -
In the 1940s, the first effective antituberculosis drugs were developed.
Synonyms
A medicine that prevents or treats tuberculosis
A drug that prevents or treats tuberculosis
How Effective
436
2.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
∞
2.1
- Specialized
22
3.9
- Specialized
66
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
antituberculosis = tuberculosis (transparent) = anti + tuberculosis
The noun sense is still built from 'anti-' + 'tuberculosis' and straightforwardly denotes something used against the disease.
Etymology
Antituberculosis starts with the part anti- which means 'against' and ends with tuberculosis, from tubercle meaning 'small lump' because the disease makes small lumps in the body. So an antituberculosis is a medicine used to fight or prevent tuberculosis (TB).