"antituberculosis" meaning in English

See antituberculosis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + tuberculosis. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|anti-|tuberculosis|text=+|tree=1}} From anti- + tuberculosis. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antituberculosis (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis Tags: not-comparable
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