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Help! What is the origin of the word "Tuberculosis


Help! What is the origin of the word "Tuberculosis"?
root words, original word or any sort of reason for naming it the way it was named would be helpful! Thanks, in advance!:)
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named after bacteria that causes the infection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/tuberculosis/readmore.html read second link almost bottom of page under paragraph "tuberculosis in human history



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