Translation guide
A serious infectious disease affecting the lungs. In Japanese, the most common term is 結核 (けっかく). Older or literary terms like 労咳 (ろうがい) exist but are rarely used in modern conversation.
Referring to the disease tuberculosis in a medical or general context.
Standard modern term for tuberculosis. Used in medical and everyday contexts.
彼は結核と診断された。
He was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Vaccines are effective for preventing tuberculosis.
Specifically pulmonary tuberculosis (TB of the lungs). Used when distinguishing from other forms.
Pulmonary tuberculosis is airborne.
Archaic/literary term for tuberculosis, often associated with historical or dramatic contexts. Not used in modern medicine.
The protagonist of that novel died of consumption.