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  2. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation TB is short for tubercle bacillus. Consumption was the most common nineteenth century English word for the disease, and was also in use well into the twentieth century. The Latin root con meaning 'completely' is linked to sumere meaning 'to take up from under'. [204]

  3. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms Diseases and disorders X-ALD X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: X-CALD X-linked cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy XDH and AOX dual deficiency Xanthine dehydrogenase and aldehyde oxidase combined deficiency XDH deficiency Xanthine dehydrogenase deficiency XDP X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism XDR TB Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: XHED

  4. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.

  5. Tuberculosis classification - Wikipedia

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    TB infection No disease: Positive reaction to tuberculin skin test Negative bacteriologic studies (if done) No clinical, bacteriologic, or radiographic evidence of TB 3: TB, clinically active: M. tuberculosis cultured (if done) Clinical, bacteriologic, or radiographic evidence of current disease 4: TB Not clinically active: History of episode(s ...

  6. TB - Wikipedia

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    TB Tvøroyri (Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag), a Faroese football club from Tvøroyri; tailback, a sub-position of Halfback (American football); Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a professional American football team in the Tampa Bay Area

  7. 80 Acronym Examples You Should Know - AOL

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    An abbreviation meaning “in case you missed it” FOMO. Fear of missing out. FWIW. An abbreviation meaning “for what it’s worth” LASER. Light amplification by stimulated emission of ...

  8. Directly observed treatment, short-course - Wikipedia

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    Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS, also known as TB-DOTS) is the name given to the tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization. [1] According to WHO, "The most cost-effective way to stop the spread of TB in communities with a high incidence is by curing it.

  9. What does NSFW mean? Study reveals text abbreviations ... - AOL

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    To find the texting abbreviations that confuse Floridians most, Vera found 114 of the most-commonly-used text abbreviations and “Identified the top most googled text abbreviations for their ...